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Bible Biographies 

(BIBELBIOGRAFIER) 

FOR USE IN 

THE INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT 

OF 

SUNDAY SCHOOLS 



PREPARED IN ENGLISH AND SWEDISH 

by 

OLGA E. LINDBORG 

for the 

COVENANT SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMITTEE 



NATH. FRANKLIN 
EDITOR 



PUBLISHED BY 

THE COVENANT BOOK CONCERN 

CHICAGO 

The Bible text used in this book is taken from the American Standard Edition of the 
Revised Bible, copyright 1 90 1 by Thomas Nelson & Sons, and is used by permission 



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COPYRIGHT, 1922, 

BY 

THE SWEDISH EVANGELICAL MISSION 

COVENANT OF AMERICA- 

JUL 3 i '22 

©CI.A681313 



THE COVENANT GRADED LESSONS 

INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT 



FOR PUPILS EIGHT, NINE, AND 
TEN YEARS OLD 



CONTENTS 



I. THE CREATOR. 

PAGE 

1. God, the maker of all things . 14 

2. God, the creator of man 20 

II. THE FATHERS OF OUR RACE. 

3. Adam, the disobedient 24 

4. Cain, the jealous 30 

5. Noah, the righteous 34 

6. The proud builders of the tower of Babel 40 

III. THE PATRIARCHS. 

7. God chooses Abram to be the father of a mighty people. . 44 

8. God makes a covenant with Abram 48 

9. Abraham and his nephew part ways 52 

10. God puts Abraham to a big test 56 

11. Isaac blesses Jacob, the younger son 62 

12. Jacob's flight and his dream at Bethel 68 

13. Jacob wrestles with God 74 

IV. THE STORY OF JOSEPH. 

14. The dreamer who was sold into slavery by his own 

brothers 80 

15. The prisoner who became a ruler 86 

16. The forgiving brother 92 

17. The son who honored his aged father : 100 

18. Review 106 



INNEHALL 



I. SKAPAREN. 

SIDA 

1. Gud, alltings skapare 15 

2. Gud, manniskans skapare 21 

II. STAMFaDERNA. 

3. Adam, den olydige 25 

4. Kain, den avundsjuke 31 

5. Noa, den rattf ardige 35 

6. Babeltornets stolta byggningsman 41 

III. PATRIARKERNA. 

7. Gud utvaljer Abram till stamfader for ett maktigt folk. . 45 

8. Gud ingar ett forbund med Abram 49 

9. Abraham skiljes fran sin brorson. 53 

10. Gud provar Abraham 57 

11. Isak valsignar sin yngre son, Jakob 63 

12. Jakobs flykt och hans drom vid Betel 69 

13. Jakob brottas med Gud 75 

IV. BERaTTELSEN OM JOSEF. 

14. Drommaren, som saldes till Slav av sina egna broder .... 81 

15. Fangen, som blev furste 87 

16. Brodern, som kunde f orlata 93 

17. Sonen, som hedrade sin gamle fader 101 

18. Aterblick 107 



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V MOSES, THE GREAT LEADER. 

PAGE 

19. The Hebrew boy who was destined to become the great 

leader of his people 112 

20. The voice in the burning bush 118 

21. God's mighty servant before Egypt's mighty king 124 

22. Moses leads the children of Israel out of Egypt 130 

23. The great leader in a dangerous pass 134 

24. The great leader must find bread for his people 140 

25. The great leader brings about a covenant between his 

people and God 146 

26. The great leader pleads for forgiveness for his people.. 150 

27. The great leader brings the ten commandments to his 

people 156 

28. The great leader rears up the tent of meeting 160 

29. The great leader teaches his people how atonement must 

be made for their sins 166 

30. The great leader announces the big holidays and feast- 

days for his people 170 

31. The great leader entreats his people to keep God's com- 

mandments 176 

32. The great leader is rejected by his people but honored 

by God 180 

33. The great leader finishes his work 186 

VI. JOSHUA, THE GREAT GENERAL. 

34. The great general leads the children of Israel into the 

promised land 190 

35. The great general captures a walled city without fighting 196 

36. The great general is defeated in battle because of the 

sin of one of his men = 202 

VII. GIDEON, THE BRAVE WARRIOR. 

37. Gideon, the brave warrior 210 

VIII. SAMUEL, THE JUDGE AND PROPHET. 

38. Samuel, the judge and prophet 218 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 11 

V. MOSE, DEN STORE LEDAREN. 

SIDA 

19. Den hebreiske gossen, som blev den store ledaren for 

sitt folk 113 

20. Rosten fran den brinnande busken 119 

21. Guds maktige tjanare infor Egyptens maktige konung. . 125 

22. Mose leder Israels barn ut ur Egypten 131 

23. Den store ledaren i ett farligt lage 135 

24. Den store ledaren maste skaffa sitt folk brod 141 

25. Den store ledaren medlar ett forbund mellan sitt folk 

och Gud 147 

26. Den store ledaren beder Gud om forlatelse for sitt folk. . 151 

27. Den store ledaren frambar de tio buden till sitt folk. . . . 157 

28. Den store ledaren satter upp forsamlingshyddan 160 

29. Den store ledaren larer sitt folk hum forsoning maste 

bringas for deras synder 167 

30. Den store ledaren angiver hogtidsdagar och de stora fest- 

dagarna for sitt folk 171 

31. Den store ledaren uppmanar sitt folk att halla Guds bud . 177 

32. Den store ledaren forkastas av sitt folk, men aras av 

Gud 181 

33. Den store ledaren fullbordar sitt verk 187 

VI. JO SUA, DEN STORE HaRFoRAREN. 

34. Den store harforaren leder Israels barn in i loftets land. 191 

35. Den store harforaren intager en befast stad utan att 

bruka vapen 197 

36. Den store harforaren lider nederlag darfor att en av hans 

man begatt en svar synd 203 

VII. GIDEON, DEN MODIGE KRIGAREN. 

37. Gideon, den modige krigaren 211 

VIII. SAMUEL, DOMAREN OCH PROFETEN. 

38. Samuel, domaren och profeten 219 



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IX. THE THREE GREAT KINGS. 

PAGE 

39. Saul, the first king 226 

DAVID, KING IN ZION. 

40. A shepherd boy is anointed king 232 

41. David and Jonathan 236 

42. David enters Zion . 242 

48. David brings the ark of the covenant into Zion 246 

44. David's sin and confession 252 

45. God's covenant with David 256 

SOLOMON, THE WISE KING. 

46. The young ruler prays for wisdom 262 

47. The king builds and dedicates the temple 268 

48. The wise man speaks in proverbs. ... 274 

X. THE PROUD REHOBOAM. 

49. The proud Rehoboam 280 

50. Review 286 



AN EASTER LESSON. 

51. The resurrection 292 

A CHRISTMAS LESSON. 

52. The Prince of Peace 296 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 13 
IX. DE TRE STORA KONUNGARNA. 

SIDA 

39. Saul, den forste konungen 227 

DAVID, KONUNGEN I SION. 

40. En herdegosse smorjes till konung 233 

41. David och Jonatan 237 

42. David intager Sion 243 

43. David forer forbundsarken in i Sion. 247 

44. Davids synd och bekannelse 253 

45. Guds forbund med David 257 

SALOMO, DEN VISE KONUNGEN. 

46. Den unge konungen beder om vishet 263 

47. Konungen bygger och inviger templet 269 

48. Den vise talar i ordsprak 275 

X. DEN STOLTE REHABEAM. 

49. Den stolte Rehabeam 281 

50. Aterblick . . 287 



EN PASKTEXT. 

51. Uppstandelsen 293 

EN JULTEXT. 

52. Fridsfursten 297 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 




LESSON 1 



TEXT: GEN. 1: 1—25 



1. In the beginning God created 
the heavens and the earth. 

2. And the earth was waste and 
void; and darkness was upon the 
face of the deep: and the Spirit 
of God moved upon the face of 
the waters. 

3. And God said, Let there be 
light: and there was light. 

4. And God saw the light, that 
it was good: and God divided the 
light from the darkness. 

5. And God called the light Day, 
and the darkness he called Night. 
And there was evening and there 
was morning, one day. 

6. And God said, Let there be a 
firmament in the midst of the 
waters, and let it divide the 
waters from the waters. 

7. And God made the firma- 
ment, and divided the waters 
which were under the firmament 
from the waters which were a- 
bove the firmament: and it was 
so. 

8. And God called the firma- 
ment Heaven. And there was 
evening and there was morning, 
a second day. 

9. And God said, Let the waters 
under the heavens be gathered 
together unto one place, and let 
the dry land appear: and it was 
so. 



1. I begynnelsen skapade Gud 
himmel och jord. 

2. Och jorden var ode och torn, 
och morker var over djupet, och 
Guds Ande svavade over vattnet. 



3. Och Gud sade: 
ljus"; och det vart ljus. 



"Varde 



4. Och Gud sag, att ljuset var 
gott; och Gud skilde ljuset fran 
morkret. 

5. Och Gud kallade ljuset dag, 
och morkret kallade han natt. 
Och det vart afton, och det vart 
morgon den forsta dagen. 

6. Och Gud sade: "Varde mitt i 
vattnet ett faste, som skiljer vat- 
ten fran vatten". 

7. Och Gud gjorde fastet och 
skilde vattnet under fastet ifran 
vattnet ovan fastet; och det sked- 
de sa. 

8. Och Gud kallade fastet him- 
mel. Och det vart afton, och det 
vart morgon den andra dagen. 

9. Och Gud sade: "Samle sig 
det vatten, som ar under himme- 
len, till en sarskild plats, sa att 
det torra bliver synligt." Och 
det skedde sa. 



BIBLE BIOGR A PH1E 8 





The Creation 

(Skapelsen) 

MINNESARBETE 

Vilka tiro bibelns stora avdelnin- 
garf 

Bibein innehaller gamla och nya 
testamentet. 

Hum manga bocker innehaller 
bibein? 

Sextiosex. 

Hum manga tiro gamla testa- 
mentets bocker? 

Trettionio. 

Hum manga tiro nya testamen- 
tets bocker? 

Tjugosju. 



MEMORY WORK 

What are the two great divisions 

of the Bible? 

The Bible includes the Old Tes- 
tament and the New Testament. 

How many are the books of the 
Bible? 
Sixty-six. 

How many are the books of the 
Old Testament? 
Thirty-nine. 

How many are the books of the 
New Testament? 
Twenty-seven. 



GOLDEN TEXT 
Heb. 11:3 

By faith we understand that the 
worlds have been framed by the 
word of God, so that what is seen 
hath not been made out of things 
which appear. 



TaNKESPRAK 

Hebr. 11:3 

Genom tron forsta vi, att varl- 
den har blivit fullbordad genom 
ett ord av Gud, sa att det man ser 
icke har blivit till av nagot syn- 
ligt. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



10. And God called the dry land 
Earth; and the gathering togeth- 
er of the waters called he Seas: 
and God saw that it was good. 

11. And God said, Let the earth 
put forth grass, herbs yielding 
seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit 
after their kind, wherein is the 
seed thereof, upon the earth: and 
it was so. 

12. And the earth brought forth 
grass, herbs yielding seed after 
their kind, and trees bearing 
fruit, wherein is the seed there- 
of, after their kind: and God saw 
that it was good. 

13. And there was evening and 
there was morning, a third day. 

14. And God said, Let there be 
lights in the firmament of heaven 
to divide the day from the night; 
and let them be for signs, and for 
seasons, and for days and years: 

15. and let them be for lights 
in the firmament of heaven to 
give light upon the earth: and it 
was so. 

16. And God made the two 
great lights; the greater light to 
rule the day, and the lesser light 
to rule the night; he made the 
stars also. 

17. And God set them in -the 
firmament of heaven to give light 
upon the earth, 



18. and to rule over the day and 
over the night, and to divide the 
light from the darkness: and God 
saw that it was good. 

19. And there was evening and 
there was morning, a fourth day. 

20. And God said, Let the wa- 
ters swarm with swarms of living 
creatures, and let birds fly above 
the earth in the open firmament 
of heaven. 

21. And God created the great 
sea-monsters, and every living 
creature that moveth, wherewith 
the waters swarmed, after their 
kind, and every winged bird after 
its kind: and God saw that it was 
good. 

22. And God blessed them, say- 
ing, Be fruitful, and multiply, and 
fill the waters in the seas, and 
let birds multiply on the earth. 

23. And there was evening and 
there was morning, a fifth day. 

24. And God said, Let the earth 
bring forth living creatures after 
their kind, cattle, and creeping 
things, and beasts of the earth af- 
ter their kind: and it was so. 

25. And God made the beasts of 
the earth after their kind, and the 
cattle after their kind, and every- 
thing that creepeth upon the 
ground after its kind: and God 
saw that it was good. 



God the Maker of All Things 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 
All things were made through him; and without him was 
not anything made that hath been made. 

This was a work of six days. 

The First Day. In the beginning, when the earth was waste 
and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, the 
Spirit of God moved above it all. God's voice called out 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



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10. Och Gud kallade det torra 
jord, och vattensamlingen kallade 
han hav. Och Gud sag, att det 
var gott. 

11. Och Gud sade: "Frambrin- 
ge jorden gronska, frobarande 6r- 
ter och frukttrad, soni efter sina 
arter bara frukt, vari de hava sitt 
fro, p& jorden." Och det skedde 
sa.; 

12. jorden frambragte gronska, 
frobarande brter efter deras arter 
och trad, som efter sina arter bu- 
ro frukt, vari de hade sitt fro. 
Och Gud sag, att det var gott. 

13. Och det vart afton, och det 
vart morgon den tredje dagen. 

14. Och Gud sade: "Varde pa 
himmelens faste ljus, som skilja 
dagen fran natten, och vare de 
till tecken och till att utmarka 
sarskilda tider, dagar och ar, 

15. och vare de pa. himmelens 
faste till ljus, som lysa over jor- 
den." Och det skedde s£; 

16. Gud gjorde de tva stora Iju- 
sen, det storre ljuset till att rada 
over dagen, och det mindre lju- 
set till att rada over natten, sa 
ock stjarnorna. 

17. Och Gud satte dem pa. him- 
melens faste till att lysa over jor- 
den 



18. och till att rada over dagen 
och over natten och till att skilja 
ljuset fran morkret. Och Gud sag, 
att det var gott. 

19. Och det vart afton, och det 
vart morgon den fjarde dagen. 

20. Och Gud sade: "Frambringe 
vattnet ett vimmel av levande va- 
relser; flyge ock faglar over jor- 
den under himmelens faste." 

21. Och Gud skapade de stora 
havsdjuren och hela det stim av 
levande varelser, som vattnet 
vimlar av, efter deras arter, sa. 
ock alia bevingade f&glar efter 
deras arter. Och Gud s§,g, att det 
var gott. 

22. Och Gud valsignade dem 
och sade: "Varen fruktsamma 
och fbrbken eder och uppfyllen 
vattnet i haven; fbroke sig ock 
faglarna pa jorden." 

23. Och det vart afton, och det 
vart morgon den femte dagen. 

24. Och Gud sade: "Frambrin- 
ge jorden levande varelser efter 
deras arter, boskapsdjur och kral- 
djur och vilda djur efter deras ar- 
ter." Och det skedde sa. 

25. Gud gjorde de vilda djuren 
efter deras arter och boskapsdju- 
ren efter deras arter och alia 
kraldjur pa. marken efter deras 
arter. Och Gud s&g, att det var 
gott. 



Gud, alltings skapare 

I begynnelsen skapade Gud himmel och jord. Genom 
honom har allt blivit till, och utan honom har intet blivit 
till, som ar till. 

Detta verk skedde pa sex skapelsedagar. 

Forsta dagen. I begynnelsen, nar jorden var ode och torn, 
och morker var over djupet, svavade Guds Ande over det 
hela, Guds rost ropade over morkret och sade: "Varde 



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over the darkness and said : "Let there be light !" And there 
was light. God divided the light from the darkness and so 
day and night came to be. 

The Second Day. Then God made the sky and let the mists 
from the deep rise up and become clouds. God called the 
sky Heaven. 

The Third Day. On the third day God let the waters under 
heaven be gathered together in one place, so that the dry 
land appeared. God called the gathering together of the 
waters Sea, and the dry land called he Earth. And God 
said: "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, 
and fruit-trees after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, 
upon the earth." And it was so. 

The Fourth Day. Then God arranged the light in the sky 
in an orderly way. He placed the sun and the moon and the 
stars to rule over the day and the night, and to bring spring 
and autumn and winter in their time. 

The Fifth Day. On the fifth day God made the sea to swarm 
with living creatures, the great sea animals and the fishes. 
And he bade birds fly in the air above the earth. God bless- 
ed them and commanded them to multiply. He said: "Be 
fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and 
let the birds multiply on the earth." For it was God's plan 
that there should always be fishes in the sea and birds fly- 
ing in the air. 

The Sixth Day. Then God made the cattle, and the creep- 
ing things and the beasts of the earth after their kind. God 
commanded them, too, to be fruitful and multiply, for it was 
his plan that there should always be animals on the earth. 

Lastly God created man. 

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, 
it was very good. 

On the SEVENTH day God rested from all his work, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 19 

ljus!" Och det vart ljus. Gud skilde ljuset fran morkret, 
och sa kommo dag och natt till. 

Andra dagen. Sedan gjorde Gud fastet, och lat dimmorna 
fran vattnet, som var pa jorden, stiga uppat, och pa sa satt 
kommo molnen till. Gud kallade fastet himmel. 

Tredje dagen. Pa tredje dagen samlade Gud vattnet, som 
var under himmelen, pa ett stalle, sa att det torra landet 
syntes. Gud kallade vattensamlingen hav, och det torra 
landet kallade han jord. Och Gud sade: "Frambringe jor- 
den grbnska, frobarande orter och frukttrad, som efter sina 
arter bara frukt, vari de hava sitt fro pa jorden." Och det 
skedde sa. 

Fjdrde dagen. Sedan ordnade Gud ljuset pa himmelens 
faste till att lysa over jorden. Han satte solen och man en 
och stjarnorna dar att rada over dagen och natten och att 
bringa var och sommar och host och vinter i sin tid. 

Femte dagen. Pa femte dagen lat Gud havet vimla av le- 
vande varelser — de stora havsdjuren och fiskarna. Och 
han bjod faglar flyga i luften over jorden. Gud valsignade 
dem och befallde, att de skulle foroka sig. Han sade: "Va- 
ren fruktsamma och foroken eder, och uppfyllen vattnet i 
haven; foroke sig ock faglarna pa jorden." Det var nam- 
ligen Guds mening, att det alltid skulle finnas fiskar i ha- 
vet och faglar under himmelens faste. 

Sjatte dagen. Darefter gjorde Gud boskapsdjuren och 
kraldjuren och alia vilda djur efter deras arter. Gud till- 
sade aven dem att vara fruktsamma och foroka sig, ty det 
var hans mening, att det alltid skulle finnas djur pa jorden. 

Slutligen skapade Gud manniskan. 

Och Gud sag pa allt, som han hade gjort, och se, det var 
mycket gott. 

Pa den SJUNDE dagen vilade Gud fran allt sitt verk. 



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LESSON 2 



TEXT: GEN. 2: 7—18 



7. And Jehovah God formed 
man of the dust of the ground, 
and breathed into his nostrils the 
breath of life; and man became a 
living soul. 

8. And Jehovah God planted a 
garden eastward, in Eden; and 
there he put the man whom he 
had formed. 

9. And out of the ground made 
Jehovah God to grow every tree 
that is pleasant to the sight, and 
good for food; the tree of life also 
in the midst of the garden, and 
the tree of the knowledge of good 
and evil. 

10. And a river went out of 
Eden to water the garden; and 
from thence it was parted, and 
became four heads. 

11. The name of the first is 
Pishon: that is it which compass- 
eth the whole land of Havilah, 
where there is gold; 

12. and the gold of that land is 
good: there is bdellium and the 
onyx stone. 

13. And the name of the second 
river is Gihon: the same is it that 
compasseth the whole land of 
Cush. 

14. And the name of the third 
river is Hiddekel; that is it which 
goeth in front of Assyria. And 
the fourth river is the Euphrates. 

15. And Jehovah God took the 
man, and put him into the garden 
of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 



7. Och Herren Gud danade 
manniskan av stoft fran jorden 
och inbl&ste livsande i hennes 
nasa, och s§, blev manniskan en 
levande varelse. r 

8. Och Herren Gud planterade 
en lustgard i Eden osterut och 
satte dari manniskan, som han 
hade danat. 

9. Herren Gud lat namligen al- 
ia slags trad, som voro ljuvliga 
att se pa. och goda att ata av, 
vaxa upp ur marken och livets 
trad mitt i lustg&rden, s§. ock 
kunskapens trad p§, gott och ont. 

10. Och fran Eden gick en flod 
ut, som vattnade lustgarden; se- 
dan delade den sig i fyra grenar. 

11. Den forsta heter Pison; det 
ar den, som flyter omkring hela 
landet Havila, dar guld finnes, 

12. och det landets guld ar 
gott; dar finnes ock bdellium- 
harts och onyxsten. 

13. Den andra floden heter Gi- 
hon, det ar den, som flyter om- 
kring hela landet Kus. 

14. Den tredje floden heter 
Hiddekel; det ar den, som har sitt 
lopp bster om Assyrien. Den 
fjarde floden ar Frat. 

15. S& tog nu Herren Gud man- 
nen och satte honom i Edens 
lustgard till att bruka och bevara 
den. 



God, the Creator of Man 



The First Man. The greatest of God's creatures is man. 

God made man in a wonderful way. God formed man 
of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



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The Crown of Creation 

(Skapelseus krona) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Gen. 1:27 
And God created man in his 
own image, in the image of God 
created he him; male and female 
created he them. 

MEMORY WORK 

How many are the Books of the 
Law f 

Five. 

Name them. 

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, 
Numbers, and Deuteronomy. 

TaNKESPRaK 
1 Mos. 1:27 
Och Gud skapade manniskan till 
sin avbild, till Guds avbild skapa- 
de han henne, man och kvinna 
skapade han dem. 

MINNESARBETE 

Hutu manga tiro lag ens booker f 

Fern. 

Namngiv dem. 

Forsta Moseboken, Andra Mose- 
boken, Tredje Moseboken, Fjarde 
Moseboken, Femte Moseboken. 



16. And Jehovah God command- 
ed the man, saying, Of every tree 
of the garden thou mayest freely 
eat: 

17. but of the tree of the knowl- 
edge of good and evil, thou shalt 
not eat of it: for in the day that 
thou eatest thereof thou shalt 
surely die. 

18. And Jehovah God said, It is 
not good that the man should be 
alone; I will make him a help 
meet for him. 



16. Och Herren Gud bjbd man- 
nen och sade: "Av alia andra 
trad i lustgarden ma du fritt ata, 

17. men av kunskapens trad pa 
gott och ont skall du icke ata, ty 
nar du ater darav, skall du doden 
do." 

18. Och Herren Gud sade: "Det 
ar icke gott, att mannen ar alle- 
na. Jag vill gora at honom en 
hjalp, en sadan, som honom ho- 
ves." 



Gud, manniskans skapare 

Den forste mannen. Manniskan ar det hogsta av Guds ska- 
pade verk. 

Gud skapade manniskan pa ett underbart satt. Gud for- 



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breath of life ; and man became a living soul. God created 
man in His own image. God's Spirit was in him. 

God created man to rule over the fish in the sea, the 
birds under the heavens and the cattle and beasts, and over 
all the earth. But there was no one on earth equal to man 
to help him. 



The First Woman. And God saw that it was not good for 
man to be alone. So God created woman and brought her 
unto man to be his helper. Both man and woman were cre- 
ated in God's image, and God was their Father and Friend. 



The First Home. God placed this man and woman in a 
beautiful home. He planted for them a garden eastward in 
Eden. In the garden were trees of many kinds for food and 
for shelter and for beauty. God had also planted there the 
Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and 
Evil. There were many animals in the garden. Man was 
to care for the garden and to give names to all the animals. 

God commanded man, saying : "Of every tree of the gar- 
den thou mayest freely eat: but of the Tree of the Know- 
ledge of Good and Evil, thou shalt not eat of it, for in the 
day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." 

And the man and the woman lived free from care and 
knew no evil as long as they obeyed God. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 23 

made mannen av stoft fran jorden och inblaste livsanda i 
hans nasa, och sa blev mannen en levande varelse. Gud 
skapade mannen till sin egen avbild. Guds ande var i ho- 
nom. 

Gud skapade mannen att rada over fiskarna i havet och 
over faglarna under fastet och over boskapsdjuren och alia 
andra djur och over hela jorden. Men ingen fanns pa jor- 
den, som var mannens like och som kunde vara honom till 
en hjalp. 

Den forsta kvinnan. Och Gud sag, att det icke var gott for 
mannen att vara allena. Darfor skapade Gud kvinnan och 
forde henne till mannen, att hon skulle bli hans hjalpare. 
Bade mannen och kvinnan voro skapade till Guds avbild, 
och Gud var deras fader och van. 

Det forsta hemmet. Gud gav denne man och denna kvinna 
ett mycket vackert hem. Han planterade for dem en lust- 
gard oster ut i Eden. I lustgarden voro trad av manga 
slag till mat och skugga och prydnad. Gud hade ocksa dar 
planterat livets trad och kunskapens trad pa gott och ont. 
I lustgarden voro aven manga djur. Mannen fick skota 
lustgarden och giva alia djuren namn. 

Gud bjod mannen och sade: "Av alia trad i lustgarden 
ma du ata fritt, men av kunskapens trad pa gott och ont 
skall du icke ata, ty nar du ater darav, skall du doden do." 

Och mannen och kvinnan levde fria fran omsorg och 
kande icke till det onda sa lange som de lydde Gud. 



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LESSON 3 



TEXT: GEN 

1. Now the serpent was more 
subtle than any beast of the field 
which Jehovah God had made. 
And he said unto the woman, Yea, 
hath God said, Ye shall not eat 
of any tree of the garden? 

2. And the woman said unto the 
serpent, Of the fruit of the trees 
of the garden we may eat: 

3. but of the fruit of the tree 
which is in the midst of the gar- 
deu, God hath said, Ye shall not 
eat of it, neither shall ye touch it 
lest ye die. 

4. And the serpent said unto the 
woman, Ye shall not surely die: 

5. for God doth know that in 
the day ye eat thereof, then youi 
eyes shall be opened, and ye shall 
be as God, knowing good and evil. 

6. And when the woman saw 
that the tree was good for food, 
and it was a delight to the eyes, 
and that the tree was to be de- 
sired to make one wise, she took 
of the fruit thereof, and did eat; 
and she gave also unto her hus- 
band with her, and he did eat. 

7. And the eyes of them both 
were opened, and they knew that 
they were naked; and they sewed 
fig-leaves together, and made 
themselves aprons. 

8. And they heard the voice of 
Jehovah God walking in the gar- 
den in the cool of the day: and 
the man and his wife hid them- 
selves from the presence of Jeho- 
vah God amongst the trees of the 
garden. 



. 3: 1—19 

1. Men ormen var listigare an 
alia andra markens djur, som 
Herren Gud hade gjort; och ban 
sade till kvinnan: "Skulle d§, 
Gud hava sagt: 'I skolen icke 
ata av nagot trad i lustgarden' ?" 

2. Kvinnan svarade ormen: "Vi 
fa ata av frukten pa de andra tra- 
den i lustgarden, 

3. men om frukten pa det trad, 
som star mitt i lustgarden, har 
Gud sagt: 'I skolen icke ata dar- 
av, ej heller komma darvid, pa 
det det att I icke man do'." 

4. Da sade ormen till kvinnan: 
"Ingalunda skolen I do; 

5. men Gud vet, att nar I aten 
darav, skola edra ogon oppnas, sa 
att I bliven sasom Gud och for- 
stan vad gott och ont ar." 

6. Och kvinnan sag, att tradet 
var gott att ata av, och det var 
en lust for dgonen, och att det 
var ett ljuvligt trad, eftersom 
man darav fick forstand, och hon 
tog av dess frukt och at; och hon 
gav jamval at sin man, som var 
med henne, och han at. 

7. Da oppnades badas ogon, och 
de blevo varse, att de voro nak- 
na; och de faste ihop fikonlov 
och bundo omkring sig. 

8. Och de horde Herren Gud 
vandra i lustgarden, nar dagen 
begynte svalkas; da gbmde sig 
mannen med sin hustru for Her- 
ren Guds ansikte bland traden i 
lustgarden. 



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Paradise Lost 

(Det forlorade paradiset) 



GOLDEN TEXT 
Rom. 6:23 
For the wages of sin is death; 
but the free gift of God is eternal 
life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 



MEMORY WORK 

How many are the Historical 
Books of the Old Testament? 

Twelve. 

Name the first nine. 

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First and 
Second Samuel, First and Second 
Kings, First and Second Chron- 
icles. 



TaNKESPRaK 

Rom. 6:23 

Ty den Ion, som synden giver, 

ar doden, men den gava, som Gud 

av nad giver, ar evigt liv, i Kri- 

stus Jesus, var Herre. 



MINNESARBETE 

Hunt manga dro de historiska 
dockema i det gamla testamentet? 
Tolv. 

Namngiv de forsta nio. 

Josua, Domarboken, Rut, Forsta 
Samuelsboken, Andra Samuelsbo- 
ken, Forsta Konungaboken, Andra 
Konungaboken, Forsta Kronikebo- 
ken och Andra Kronikeboken. 



9. And Jehovah God called unto 
the man, and said unto him, 
Where art thou? 



9. Men Herren Gud kallade pa 
mannen och sade till honom: 
"Var ar du?" 



10. And he said, I heard thy 10. Han svarade: "Jag horde 

voice in the garden, and I was dig i lustgarden; da blev jag for- 

afraid, because | was naked; and skrackt, eftersom jag ar naken; 

I hid myself. darfor gbmde jag mig." 



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11. And he said, Who told thee 
that thou wast naked? Hast thou 
eaten of the tree, whereof I com- 
manded thee that thou shouldest 
not eat? 

12. And the man said, The wo- 
man whom thou gavest to be with 
me, she gave me of the tree, and I 
did eat. 

13. And Jehovah God said unto 
the woman, What is this thou 
hast done? And the woman said, 
The serpent beguiled me, and I 
did eat. 

14. And Jehovah God said unto 
the serpent, Because thou hast 
done this, cursed art thou above 
all cattle, and above every beast 
of the field; upon thy belly shalt 
thou go and dust shalt thou eat 
all the days of thy life: 

15. and I will put enmity be- 
tween thee and the woman, and 
between thy seed and her seed; 
he shall bruise thy head and thou 
shalt bruise his heel. 



16. Unto the woman he said, I 
will greatly multiply thy pain and 
thy conception; in pain thou shalt 
bring forth children; and thy de- 
sire shall be to thy husband, and 
he shall rule over thee. 

17. And unto Adam he said, Be- 
cause thou hast hearkened unto 
the voice of thy wife, and hast 
eaten of the tree, of which I com- 
manded thee, saying, Thou shalt 
not eat of it : cursed is the ground 
for thy sake; in toil shalt thou 
eat of it all the days of thy life; 

18. thorns also and thistles 
shall it bring forth to thee; and 
thou shalt eat the herb of the 
field: 



19. in the sweat of thy face 
shalt thou eat bread, till thou re- 
turn unto the ground; for out of 
it wast thou taken: for dust thou 
art, and unto dust shalt thou re- 
turn. 



Adam, the Disobedient 



The Temptation. The name of the first man was Adam, and 
of the first woman, Eve. 

One day the serpent, the most subtle animal in the gar- 
den, came to Eve and said, "Hath God said, Ye shall not eat 
of any tree of the garden?" 

And Eve answered: "Of the fruit of the trees of the 
garden we may eat, but of the fruit of the tree which is in 
the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of 
it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die." 

The serpent said: "Ye shall not surely die!" And he 
tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of which God had forbidden 
them to eat. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



27 






11. Da sade han: "Vem har la- 
tit dig forsta, att du ar naken? 
Har du icke atit av det trad, som 
jag forbjod dig att ata av?" 

12. Mannen svarade: "Kvinnan, 
som du har givit mig till att vara 
med mig, hon gav mig av tradet, 
sa att jag at." 

13. Da sade Herren Gud till 
kvinnan: "Vad ar det du har 
gjort?" Kvinnan svarade: "Or- 
men bedrog mig, sa att jag at." 

14. Da sade Herren Gud till or- 
men: "Eftersom du har gjort 
detta, vare du forbannad bland al- 
ia djur, boskapsdjur och vilda 
djur. Pa din buk skall du ga, och 
stoft skall du ata i alia dina livs- 
dagar. 

15. Och jag skall satta fiend- 
skap mellan dig och kvinnan och 
mellan din sad och hennes sad. 
Denna skall sondertrampa ditt hu- 
vud, och du skall stinga den i ha- 
len." 



16. Och till kvinnan sade han: 
"Jag skall lata dig utsta mycken 
vedermoda, nar du bliver havan- 
de; med smarta skall du fbda di- 
na barn. Men till din man skall 
din atra vara, och han skall rada 
over dig." 

17. Och till Adam sade han: 
"Eftersom du lyssnade till din hu- 
strus ord och at av det trad, om 
vilket jag hade bjudit dig och 
sagt: 'Du skall icke ata darav', 
darfor vare marken forbannad 
for din skull. Med vedermoda 
skall du nara dig av den i alia di- 
dina livsdagar; 

18. tbrne och tistel skall den 
bara at dig, men markens brter 
skola vara din fbda. 

19. I ditt anletes svett skall du 
ata ditt brod, till dess du vander 
ater till jorden, ty av den ar du 
tagen. Ty du ar stoft, och till 
stoft skall du ater varda." 



Adam, den olydige 



Frestelsen. Den forste mannen hette Adam, och den forsta 
kvinnan Eva. 

En dag kom ormen, den listigaste av lustgardens djur, 
till Eva och sade : "Skulle da Gud hava sagt : 'I skolen icke 
ata av nagot trad i lustgarden V " 

Och Eva svarade: "Vi fa ata av frukten pa de andra 
traden i lustgarden, men av frukten pa det trad, som star 
mitt i lustgarden, har Gud sagt: 'I skolen icke ata darav, 
ej heller komma darvid, pa det att I icke man do/ " 

Ormen sade : "Ingalunda skolen I do I" Och han frestade 
Eva att ata av den frukt, som Gud hade forbjudit. 



28 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Fall. When Eve saw that the fruit of the Tree of 
Knowledge of Good and Evil was good for food, and that 
the tree was good to look upon, she did not resist the tempt- 
ation. She took of the fruit and ate of it. She gave also 
unto her husband and he did eat of it. 

The Knowledge of Wrong-Doing. No sooner had they eat- 
en of the fruit of the forbidden tree, than Adam and Eve 
became very unhappy. They knew they had done a great 
wrong. They began to have cares. No longer did they feel 
free in their garden home. Their eyes were opened to their 
nakedness, and they made clothes for themselves of fig 
leaves. They hid from God. They feared God's voice and 
God's eye. 

In the cool of the evening God came into the garden to 
talk to them. God called to Adam : "Where art thou?" Ad- 
am came from out his hiding place before the face of God. 

God said : "Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I com- 
manded thee that thou shouldst not eat?" 

Adam blamed Eve. He said : "The woman whom thou 
gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat." 

Then God turned to Eve and said : "What is this thou 
hast done?" 

Eve blamed the serpent. She said: "The serpent be- 
guiled me, and I did eat." 

The Punishment. Then God said to the serpent: "Because 
thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle and a- 
bove every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go 
and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. And I will 
put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed 
and her seed." 

To Adam God said: "Cursed is the ground for thy sake. 
In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread until thou 
return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken, for 
dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return." 



BIBLE BIOOKAPHTES 29 

Fallet. Nar Eva sag, att frukten pa kunskapens trad pa 
gott och ont var gott att ata av och att det var en lust for 
ogat och se pa, motstod hon icke frestelsen. Hon tog av 
frukten och at. Hon gav ocksa darav at sin man och han at. 

Syndaskuld erf ares. Sa snart de atit av den forbjudna 
frukten, blevo Adam och Eva mycket olyckliga. De for- 
stodo, att de gjort nagot mycket ont. De borjade fa bekym- 
mer. De kunde icke langre kanna sig fria i sitt hem i lust- 
garden. Deras ogon oppnades over, att de voro nakna, och 
de gjorde sig klader av fikonlov. De gomde sig for Gud. 
De f ruktade for Guds rost och Guds oga. 

Nar dagen begynte svalkas, kom Gud till lustgarden for 
att tala med dem. Han ropade pa Adam: "Var ar du?" 
Adam kom fram fran sitt gomstalle infor Guds ansikte. 

Gud sade: "Har du icke atit av det trad, som jag forbjod 
dig att ata av?" 

Adam skyllde pa Eva. Han sade : "Kvinnan, som du har 
givit mig for att vara med mig, hon gav mig av tradet, sa 
att jag at." 

Da vande Gud sig till Eva och sade : "Vad ar det du har 
gjort?" 

Eva skyllde pa ormen. Hon sade : "Ormen bedrog mig, 
sa att jag at." 

Straff et. Da sade Gud till ormen: "Eftersom du har gjort 
detta, vare du forbannad bland alia djur, boskapsdjur och 
vilda djur. Pa din buk skall du ga och stoft skall du ata i 
alia dina livsdagar. Och jag skall satta fiendskap mellan 
dig och kvinnan och mellan din sad och hennes sad." 

Till Adam sade Gud: "Vare marken forbannad for din 
skull. I ditt anletes svett skall du ata ditt brod, till dess 
du vander ater till jorden, ty av den ar du tagen. Ty du 
ar stoft, och till stoft skall du ater varda." 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



And to Eve God promised much pain and sorrow as her 
punishment. But he also said that the seed of woman would 
crush the serpent's head. This meant that there would be 
much strife between the evil one and man, but that some 
day the Perfect Man, whom God would send to earth as the 
child of a woman, would fight the evil one unto death. 

Then God drove Adam and Eve out of their beautiful 
home in Eden. 



LESSON 4 



TEXT: GEN. 4: 2—16 



2. And Abel was a keeper of 
sheep, but Cain a tiller of the 
ground. 

3. And in process of time it 
came to pass, that Cain brought 
of the fruit of the ground an offer- 
ing unto Jehovah. 

4. And Abel, he also brought of 
the firstlings of his flock and of 
the fat thereof. And Jehovah had 
respect unto Abel and to his of- 
fering : 

5. But unto Cain and to his of- 
fering he had not respect. And 
Cain was very wroth and his 
countenance fell. 

6. And Jehovah said unto Cain, 
Why art thou wroth? and why is 
thy countenance fallen? 

7. If thou doest well, shall it not 
be lifted up? and if thou doest not 
well, sin coucheth at the door, 
and unto thee shall be its desire; 
but do thou rule over it. 

8. And Cain told Abel his bro- 
ther. And it came to pass, when 
they were in the field, that Cain 
rose up against Ab^l his brother, 
and slew him. 

9. And Jehovah said unto Cain 
Where is Abel thy brother? And 
he said, I know not: am I my bro- 
ther's keeper? 



2. Och Abel blev en farherde, 
men Kain blev en akerman. 

3. Och efter nagon tid hande 
sig, att Kain av markens frukt 
bar fram en offergava at Herren. 

4. Ocksa Abel bar fram sin ga- 
va, av det forstfodda i hans hjord, 
av djurens fett. Och Herren sag 
till Abel och hans offergava; 

5. men till Kain och hans offer- 
gava sag han icke. Da blev Kain 

'mycket vred, och hans blick blev 
mbrk. 

6. Och Herren sade till Kain: 
"Varfor ar du vred, och varfor 
ar din blick sa mork? 

7. Ar det icke sa: om du har 
gott i sinnet, da ser du frimodigt 
upp; men om du icke har gott i 
sinnet, da lurar synden vid dor- 
ren; till dig star hennes atra, 
men du bor rada over henne." 

8. Och Kain talade med sin brc- 
der Abel; och nar de voro ute pa 
marken, overfoll Kain sin brodtr 
Abel och drapte honom. 

9. Da sade Herren till Kain: 
"Var ar din broder Abel?" Han 
svarade: "Jag vet icke; skali 
jag taga vara pa min broder?" 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



31 



Och Eva fick till straff mycken vedermoda och sorg. 
Men Gud lovade ocksa, att kvinnans sad skulle sondertram- 
pa ormens huvud. Med detta menades, att mycken strid 
skulle aga rum mellan den onde och manniskan men att en 
dag den fullkomlige, vilken Gud skulle sanda till jorden sa- 
som en kvinnas son, skulle strida intill dods med den onde 
och besegra honom. 

Sedan drev Gud Adam och Eva ut ur det skona Eden. 



LAXAN 4 




Cain and Abel 

(Kain och Abel) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

1 John 3:15 
Whosoever hateth his brother is 
a murderer: and ye know that no 
murderer hath eternal life abiding 
in him. 



MEMORY WORK 

Hoiv many are the Historical 
Books of the Old Testament? 

Twelve. 

Name all twelve. 

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First and 
Second Samuel, First and Second 
Kings, First and Second Chron- 
icles, Ezra, Nehemia, Esther. 

TaNKESPRaK 

1 Joh. 3:15 

Var och en, som hatar sin bro- 
der, han ar en mandrapare; och 
I veten, att ingen mandrapare har 
evigt liv forblivande i sig. 

MINNESARBETE 

Hum manga dro de historiska 
bockerna i det gamla testamentet? 

Tolv. 

Namngiv alia tolv. 

Josua, Domarboken, Rut, Forsta 
Samuelsboken, Andra Samuelsbo- 
ken, Forsta Konungaboken, Andra 
Konungaboken, Forsta Kronikebo- 
ken, Andra Kronikeboken, Esra, 
Nehemja, Ester. 



32 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

g b r/ rieth unto - *- -. « tv^^'^rs 

I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive 

11. And now cursed art thou and a wanderer in the earth; and 
from the ground, which hath ll win come to pass, that 'who- 
opened its mouth to receive thy s °ever findeth me will slay me 
brother's blood from thy hand; 15. And Jehovah said unto him, 

12. when thou tillest the ground therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,' 
it shall not henceforth yield unto ven 9 eance shall be taken on him 
thee its strength; a fugitive and sevenfo ' d - An d Jehovah appointed 
a wanderer shalt thou be in the l- Sign , Ca,n ' iest anv fir >ding 
earth. him should smite him. 

13 And Cain **\rt ,,„♦« i u 16 - And Cain went out fron i the 

Eden. 

Cain, the Jealous 
The Brothers. Cain and Abel were brothers. They were 
the first brothers told about in the Bible. They were the 
sons of Adam and Eve. 

Cain was the elder brother. He tilled the ground He 
was strong of body and quick of mind. He had a temper 
that was hard to control, and he was quick to act. 

Abel was the younger brother. He, too, was strong of 
body, but he was gentle and meek and thoughtful. Abel's 
work was to tend sheep. 

The Offerings. One day the brothers each brought an of- 
fering unto God. Cain brought of the fruit of the ground 
that he had tilled. Abel brought of the firstlings of his 
flock and the fat thereof. 

God, who saw their hearts, let his favor rest on Abel's 
offering. This made Cain very angry. Cain became jeal- 
ous of his brother Abel and hated him. 

Then God said to Cain: "Why art thou wroth? And 
why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shall it 
not be lifted up?" God saw that evil thoughts ruled Cain's 
desire. He wished Cain to overcome them and rule over 
his temper. Cain told these things to his brother Abel. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 33 

10. .Da sade han: "Vad har du if ran akerjorden, och jag maste 
gjcrt? Hor, din broders blod ro- gomma mig undan for ditt ansik- 
par till mig Iran jorden. te. Ostadig och flyktig skall jag 

11. Sa vare du nu fbrbannad bliva P& jorden, och sa skall ske, 
och fbrvisad fran akerjorden, som vemhelst som moter mig, han 
har bppnat sin mun for att motta- draper mig." 

ga din broders blod av din hand. 15. Men Herren sade till ho- 

12. Nar du brukar jorden, skall no . m : "Nej, ty Kain skall bliva 
den icke mer giva dig sin groda. hamnad sjufalt, vemhelst som 
Ostadig och flyktig skall du bliva draper honom." Och Herren sat- 
pa jorden." te ett tecken till skydd for Kain, 

sa att ingen, som mbtte honom, 

13. Da sade Kain till Herren: sku ,| e sia honom ihjal. 

aU i jag m k S a S n 9M b"ra 9 den r ^^ *" 16 ' ^ *<* Kai » bort *«* 

att jag kan bara den. Herrens ansikte och bosatte sig i 

14. Se, du driver mig nu bort landet Nod, oster om Eden. 



Kain, den avundsjuke 

Broderna. Kain och Abel voro broder. De voro de fbrsta 
broder, som Bibeln omtalar. De voro Adams och Evas sb- 
ner. 

Kain var den aldre brodern. Han var akerman. Han 
hade en stark kropp och var mycket kvicktankt. Han hade 
ett haftigt sinne, och han var snar att handla. 

Abel var den yngre brodern. Han hade ocksa en stark 
kropp, men han var mild och bdmjuk och tankfull. Abel 
var en f arherde. 

Offren. En dag bringade broderna var sitt offer till Gud. 
Kains offergava var av frukten fran marken, som han hade 
brukat. Abel frambar av det fbrstfodda i sin hjord och av 
djurens fett. 

Gud, som sag deras hjartan, sag med valbehag pa Abels 
offer. Detta gjorde Kain mycket vred. Kain blev avund- 
sjuk pa sin broder Abel, och hatade honom. 

Da sade Gud till Kain: "Varfor ar du vred? Och var- 
for ar din blick sa mork? Ar det icke sa, att om du har 
gott i sinnet, sa ser du frimodigt upp?" Gud sag Kains 
onda tankar. Han ville, att Kain skulle rada over sitt haf- 
tiga sinne. Kain talade om allt detta for sin broder Abel. 



34 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Murder. And it came to pass one day, when they were 
together in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, and 
slew him! 
The Curse. God said to Cain : "Where is Abel, thy brother?" 
And Cain answered God : "Am I my brother's keeper?" 
God said : "What hast thou done? The voice of thy bro- 
ther's blood crieth to me from the ground. And now cursed 
art thou from the ground, which hath opened to receive thy 
brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground 
it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength ; a fugi- 
tive and a wanderer shalt thou be on earth." 

Cain became a wanderer. He went away from God's 
presence. He left his home fields and journeyed far away 
into a strange land. 



LESSON 5 

GOLDEN TEXT TaNKESPRaK 

2 Pel. 3:13 r> p P f r -q-i^ 

But, according to his promise, * ' 

we look for new heavens and a Men "nya himiar och en ny 

new earth, wherein dwelleth jord", dar rattfardighet bor, for- 

righteousness. bida vi efter hans !6fte. 

TEXT: GEN. 6: 7—22 

7. And Jehovah said, I will de- 7. Och Herren sade: "Manni- 

stroy man whom I have created skorna, som jag skapade, vill jag 

from the face of the ground; both utplana fran jorden, ja, bade 

man, and beast, and creeping manniskor och fyrfotadjur och 

things, and birds of the heavens; kraldjur och himmelens faglar; 

for it repenteth me that I have ty jag angrar, att jag har gjort 

made them. dem." 

8. Men Noa hade funnit nad for 



8. But Noah found favor in the 
eyes of Jehovah, 



Herrens bgon. 
9. Detta ar berattelsen om Noas 



9. These are the generations ot slakt. Noa var en rattfardig man 
Noah. Noah was a righteous man, 0C \ Y ostrafflig bland sitt slakte; i 
and perfect in his generations: umgangelse med Gud vandrade 
Noah walked with God. Noa. 

10. And Noah begat three sons, 10. Och Noa fodde tre soner: 
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sem, Ham och Jafet. 



B / B L E BIO G R A PH I E 8 



35 



Mordet. En dag nar de voro ute pa marken tillsammans, 
overtoil Kain sin broder Abel och dr&pte honom. 

Forbannelsen. Gud sade till Kain: "Var ar din broder 
Abel?" 

Och Kain svarade Gud : "Skall jag taga vara pa min bro- 
der?" 

Gud sade: "Vad har du gjort? Hor, din broders blod 
ropar till mig fran jorden. Sa vare du nu forbannad och 
forvisad fran aker jorden, som har oppnat sin mun for att 
taga emot din broders blod av din hand. Nar du brukar 
jorden, skall den icke mer giva dig sin groda. Ostadig och 
flyktig skall du bliva pa jorden." 

Kain blev en vandrare. Han gick bort fran Guds an- 
sikte. Han lamnade sina akrar i hemlandet och drog bort 
till ett frammande land. 



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Noah Builds the Ark 

(Noa bj'ggcr arken) 



MEMORY WORK 

How many are the Port u-a! 
Bool- 8 of the Old Testament? 

Five. 

Xante tltcm. 

Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesias- 
tes, and tbe Song of Solomon. 



MINNESARBETE 

Hutu mdnga dr<> de poetiska 

bbekenia i det gamla testament el ? 

Fern. 
Na/mngiv dem. 

Job, Psaltaren, Ovdspraksbcken, 
Predikaren, och Hoga Visan. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



11. And the earth was corrupt 
before God, and the earth was 
filled vith violence. 

12. And God saw the earth, and, 
behold, it was corrupt; for all 
flesh had corrupted their way up- 
on the earth. 

13. And God said unto Noah, 
The end of all flesh is come be- 
fore me; for the earth is filled 
with violence through them; and, 
behold, I will destroy them with 
the earth. 

14. Make thee an ark of gopher 
wood; rooms shalt thou make in 
the ark, and shalt pitch it within 
and without with pitch. 

15. And this is how thou shalt 
make it: the length of the ark 
three hundred cubits, the breadth 
of it fifty cubits, and the height of 
it thirty cubits. 

16. A light shalt fhou make to 
the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou 
finish it upward; and the door of 
the ark shalt thou set in the side 
thereof; with lower, second, and 

third stories shalt thou make it. 



17. And I, behold, I do bring the 
flood of waters upon the earth, 
to destroy all flesh, wherein is 
the breath of life, from under 
heaven; everything that is in the 
earth shall die. 

18. But | will establish my cov- 
enant with thee; and thou shalt 
come into the ark, thou, and thy 
sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' 
wives with thee. 

19. And of every living thing of 
all flesh, two of every sort shalt 
thou bring into the ark, to keep 
them alive with thee; they shall 
be male and female. 

20. Of the birds after their 
kind, and of the cattle after their 
kind, and of every creeping thing 
of the ground after its kind, two 
of every sort shall come unto thee, 
to keep them alive. 

21. And take thou unto thee of 
all food that is eaten, and gather 
it to thee; and it shall be for food 
for thee, and for them. 

22 Thus did Noah; according to 
all that God commanded him, so 
did he. 



Noah, the Righteous 

Noah Finds Favor With God. Noah lived in a time when 
the people on earth were so wicked that every thought of 
their hearts was wicked continually. 

But God saw that Noah was a righteous man and perfect 
in his life. And God blessed Noah and his family. Noah 
brought his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japhet up in the 
fear of the Lord. 

One day God spoke to Noah about a great punishment 
that would come over all the earth because of the wickedness 
of the people. God said : "I will destroy man, whom I have 
created, from the face of the ground ; both man and beast, 
and creeping things, and birds of the heavens." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



37 



11. Men jorden blev allt mer 
fdrdarvad for Guds asyn, och jor- 
den uppfylldes av vald. 

12. Och Gud sag, att jorden var 
fbrdarvad, eftersom allt kott van- 
drade i fordarv pa jorden. 

13. Da sade Gud till Noa: "Jag 
har beslutit att gora ande pa allt 
kott, ty jorden ar uppfylld av 
vald, som de ova; se, jag vill for- 
darva dem tillika med jorden. 

14. Sa gbr dig nu en ark av go- 
fertra, och inred arken med kam- 
rar och bestryk den med jord- 
beck innan och utan. 

15. Och sa skall du gora arken: 
den skall vara tre hundra alnar 
lang, femtio alnar bred och tret- 
tio alnar hog; 

16. en bppning for ljuset, en aln 
hog allt igenom, skall du gora 
ovantill pa arken; och en dorr till 
arken skall du satta pa dess sida; 
och du skall inreda den sa, att 
den far en undervaning, en mel- 
lanvaning och en bvervaning. 

17. Ty se, jag skall lata floden 
komma med vatten over jorden 



till att fordarva allt kott, som har 
i sig nagon livsande, under him- 
melen; allt som finnes pa jor- 
den skall l'brgas. 

18. Men med dig vill jag upp- 
ratta ett forbund: du skall ga in i 
arken med dina soner och din 
hustru och dina sbners hustrur. 

19. Och av allt levande, vad 
kott det vara ma, skall du fora 
in i arken ett par av vart slag for 
att behalla dem vid liv med dig; 
nankon och honkon skola de va- 
ra. 

20. Av faglarna efter deras ar- 
ter, av fyrfotadjuren efter deras 
arter, av alia kraldjur pa marken 
efter deras arter skall ett par av 
vart slag ga in till dig, for att du 
ma behalla dem vid liv. 

21. Och du skall taga till dig al- 
ia slags livsmedel, sadant som 
kan atas, och samla det till dig, 
tor att det ma vara dig och dem 
till foda." 

22. Och Noa gjorde sa; han 
gjorde i alia stycken. sasom Gud 
hade bjudit honom. 



Noa, den rattfardige 

Noa finner nad infor Gud. Noa levde i en tid, da manni- 
skornas ondska var mycket stor pa jorden. Deras hjartans 
alia uppsat och tankar voro bestandigt onda. 

Men Gud sag-, att Noa var en rattfardig man och ostraff- 
lig bland sitt slakte. Och Gud valsignade Noa och hans 
familj. Noa fostrade sina tre soner, Sem, Ham och Jafet, i 
Herrens fruktan. 

En dag talade Gud med Noa om ett svart straff, som 
skulle komma over jorden, darfor att manniskorna voro sa 
onda. Gud sade: "Manniskorna, som jag skapade, vill jag 
utplana fran jorden, ja, bade manniskor och fyrfotadjur 
och kraldjur och himmelens faglar," 



38 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 

Noah Builds an Ark. But to Noah God said: "Make thee 
an ark of gopher wood." Then God told Noah just how to 
build it, so that it would be strong and safe to weather a 
great flood. It was to be big and exceedingly roomy. 

God made a covenant with Noah, saying: "Thou shalt 
come into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy 
sons' wives with thee." And God instructed Noah to bring 
into the ark also one pair of each of certain kinds of animals 
and birds, and of certain other kinds he must bring seven 
pairs. Then God said to Noah : "Take thou also unto thee 
of all food that is eaten and gather it to thee, and it shall be 
for food for thee and them." 

Noah did all that God commanded him to do. It took a 
long time to build the ark. While Noah worked and while 
he gathered together all that God had commanded him, he 
talked with his fellow men about the great danger of their 
sinful ways. But they did not repent. Probably they only 
mocked and laughed at him. 

Noah kept right on working. Then, one day, the ark 
was finished. Noah and his family, and all the animals and 
birds and creeping things went into it, and the door was 
shut after them. Yet there was not even a sign of the com- 
ing of a flood. 

Noah Saved from the Flood. After seven days it came to 
pass that the fountains of the great deep were broken up 
and the windows of heaven were opened. And the waters 
prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth. The ark 
went upon the face of the waters. For forty days and forty 
nights it rained, and for forty days and forty nights the 
flood was upon the earth, so that all the living creatures on 
the land and the birds under the heavens were destroyed, — 
all except Noah and they that were with him in the ark. 

Noah Gives Thanks. After a time the flood ceased and the 
waters began to recede on the earth. Once more the ark 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 39 

Noa bygger en ark. Men till Noa sade Gud : "Gor dig en 
ark av gofertra." Och sa talade Gud om for Noa huru han 
borde bygga arken for att den skulle bli stark och saker till 
att motsta en valdig flod. Den skulle aven vara stor och 
rymlig. 

Gud gjorde ett forbund med Noa, sagande: "Du skall 
ga in i arken med dina soner och din hustru och dina soners 
hustrur." Och Gud bjod Noa aven fora in i arken ett par 
av vissa slags djur och faglar och sju par av vissa andra 
slags djur. Sedan befallde Gud Noa, sagande: "Och du skall 
taga till dig alia slags livsmedel, sadant som kan atas, och 
samla det till dig, att det ma vara dig och dem till foda." 

Noa gjorde allt, som Gud befallde honom. Det tog en 
lang tid att bygga arken. Medan Noa arbetade pa den och 
samlade in av allt, som Gud hade bjudit honom, talade han 
med sina medmanniskor om den stora faran i deras syndiga 
levnadssatt. Men de andrade sig icke. Troligtvis hanade 
de honom och skrattade at honom. 

Noa fortsatte dock sitt arbete, och en dag stod arken 
fardig. Noa och hans familj och alia djuren och faglarna 
och kraldjuren gingo in i den, och dorren stangdes till efter 
dem. Annu hade intet tecken till den kommande floden vi- 
sat sig. 

Noa raddad undan floden. Efter sju dagar hande det, att 
det stora djupets alia kallor broto fram, och himmelens fon- 
ster oppnade sig, och vattnet steg och forokade sig mycket 
pa jorden. Arken flot hogt over jordens yta. Det regnade i 
fyrtio dagar och fyrtio natter, och i fyrtio dagar och fyrtio 
natter varade floden pa jorden, sa att allt kott, som rorde sig 
pa jorden, och faglarna under himmelen forgingos, — allt 
utom Noa och de, som voro med honom i arken. 

Noa visar sin tacksamhet. Om en tid upphorde floden, och 
vattnet borjade vika fran jorden. Arken vilade ater igen 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



rested on dry land. Noah and his family were happy to 
come out of the ark. The first thing they did was to build 
an altar and offer thankoffering unto God. 

God made a new covenant with Noah. God promised 
that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood. 
As a sign of his covenant with Noah and all mankind after 
him, God put the beautiful rainbow in the sky. 



LESSON 6 

TEXT: GEN. 11: 1—9 



1. And the whole earth was of 
one language and of one speech. 

2. And it came to pass, as they 
journeyed east, that they found a 
plain in the land of Shinar; and 
they dwelt there. 

3. And they said one to another, 
Come, let us make brick, and burn 
them thoroughly. And they had 
brick for stone, and slime had 
they for mortar. 

4. And they said, Come let us 
build us a city, and a tower 
whose top may reach unto heaven, 
and let us make us a name; lest 
we be scattered abroad upon the 
face of the whole earth. 

5. And Jehovah came down to 
see the city and the tower, which 
the children of men builded. 

6. And Jehovah said, Behold, 
they are one people, and they 
have all one language; and this 
is what they begin to do: and 
now nothing will be witholden 
from them, which they purpose to 
do. 

7. Come, let us go down, and 
there confound their language, 
that they may not understand one 
another's speech. 

8. So Jehovah scattered them a- 
broad from thence upon the face 
of all the earth: and they left off 
building the city. 



1. Och hela jorden hade ena- 
handa tungomal och talade p& 
enahanda satt. 

2. Men nar de brbto upp och 
drogo osterut, funno de en lag- 
slatt i Sinears land och bosatte 
sig dar. 

3. Och de sade till varandra: 
"Kom, lat oss sla tegel och bran- 
na det." Och teglet begagnade 
de s&som sten, och sasom mur- 
bruk begagnade de jordbeck. 

4. Och de sade: "Kom, lat oss 
bygga en stad at oss och ett torn, 
vars spets racker upp i himme- 
len, och sa gora oss ett namn; vi 
kunde eljest bliva kringspridda 
over hela jorden." 

5. D& steg Herren ned for att 
se staden och tornet, som manni- 
skobarnen byggde. 

6. Och Herren sade: "Se, de 
aro ett enda folk och hava alia 
enahanda tungomal, och detta ar 
deras fbrsta tilltag; harefter skall 
intet bliva dem omojligt, vad de 
an besluta att gbra. 

7. Valan, l&t oss stiga dit ned 
och forbistra deras tungomal, s§, 
att den ene icke forstar den an- 
dres tungomal." 

8. Och sa spridde Herren dem 
darifran ut over hela jorden, sa 
att de maste upphora att bygga 
pa staden. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



11 



pa ton* mark. Noa och hans familj voro glada att fa stiga 
ur arken. Det forsta de gjorde var att bygga ett altare och 
bringa Gud sitt tackoffer. 

Gud slot ett forbund med Noa. Gud lovade, att al- 
drig mer fordarva jorden med en vattenflod. Sasom ett 
tecken pa detta forbund med Noa och hela manskligheten 
efter honom satte Gud den harliga regnbagen i skyn. 



LAXAN 6 








The Tower of Babel 

(Babels torn) 



MEMORY WORK 

Name the Books of the Law. 
Name the Historical Books of the 
Old Testament. 

Name the Poetical Books of the 

Old Testament. 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Prov. 16:18 

Pride goeth before destruction, 
and a haughty spirit before a fall. 

MINNESARBETE 
Namngiv lagens backer. 
Namngiv del gam la testa men- 

tets historiska bocker. 
Namngiv det gamla testamen- 

tets poetiska bocker. 

TaNKESPRaK 
Ords. 16:18 

Stolthet gar fore undergang, och 
hogmod gar fore fall. 



9. Therefore was the name of it 
called Babel; because Jehovah did 
there confound the language of all 
the earth: and from thence did 
Jehovah scatter them abroad up- 
on the face of all the earth, 



9. Daraf fick den namnet Ba- 
bel, eftersom Herren dar forbi- 
strade hela jordens tungomal; 
darifran spridde ock Herren ut 
dem over hela jorden. 



42 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Proud Builders of the Tower of Babel 

One Language. The people of the earth had one language 
and one speech. 

But some of the people, who journeyed eastward and 
dwelt in the land of Shinar, began to talk boastingly. They 
had become very clever and were skilled in the making of 
fine brick. They used the brick for stone and slime for 
mortar when they builded. 

The Plot Against God. They said to one another: "Come, 
let us build a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto 
heaven, and let us make us a name ; lest we be scattered a- 
broad upon the face of the whole earth." And they began 
to build a great city and a great tower. 

God looked down upon the city and upon the tower. God 
saw the haughty spirit of the workmen. God heard their 
boasting talk. And it grieved God. 

God said: "Behold, they are one people, and they have 
all one language, and this is what they begin to do !" 

Proud and fond of their own glory, these people did not 
love and trust God. They might do almost anything to 
thwart God's plans for them. 

The Punishment. And God said: "Come, let us go down 
and there confound their language, that they may not un- 
derstand one another's speech." 

And God scattered them abroad from thence upon the 
face of all the earth : and they left off building the city. The 
name of the city was called Babel; because God did there 
confound the language of all the earth. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 43 

Babeltornets stolta byggningsman 

Ett enda sprdk. Och jordens folk hade ett tungomal och 
talade pa enahanda satt. 

Men folket, som vandrade osterut och bodde i Sinears 
land, bo r jade tala skrytsamt. De hade blivit mycket kloka 
och voro skickliga till att sla fint tegel. De anvande tegel i 
stallet for sten och murade med jordbeck, nar de byggde. 



Forsdtet mot Gud. De sade den ene till den andre: "Kom 
lat oss bygga en stad at oss och ett torn, vars spets racker 
upp i himmelen, och sa gora oss ett namn; vi kunde eljes 
bliva kringspridda over hela jorden." Och de borjade bygga 
en valdig stad och ett mycket hogt torn. 

Da steg Gud ned for att se staden och tornet, som man- 
niskorna byggde. Gud sag arbetarnas stolta sinnelag. Gud 
horde deras skrytsamma tal. Detta misshagade Gud. 

Gud sade : "Se, de aro ett enda folk och hava alia ena- 
handa tungomal, och detta ar deras forsta tilltag!" 

Stolta, som de voro, och sokande efter sin egen ara, hade 
manniskorna ingen karlek och tillit till Gud. De voro far- 
diga att gora vad som halst for att hindra Guds planer. 



Straffet. Och Gud sade': "Valan, lat oss stiga dit ned och 
forbistra deras tungomal, sa att den ene icke forstar den an- 
dres tungomal. ,, 

Och Gud spridde dem darifran ut over hela jorden, sa att 
de maste upphora att bygga pa staden. Darav fick den 
namnet Babel, eftersom Gud dar forbistrade hela jordens 
tungomal. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 7 



TEXT: GEN. 11: 31—12: 8 



31. And Terah took Abram his 
son, and Lot the son of Haran, 
his son's son, and Sarai his daugh- 
ter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; 
and they went forth with them 
from Ur of the Chaldees, to go 
into the land of Canaan; and they 
came unto Haran, and dwelt there 

32. And the days of Terah were 
two hundred and five years: and 
Terah died in Haran. 

1. Now Jehovah said unto Ab- 
ram, Get thee out of thy country, 
and from thy kindred, and from 
thy father's house, unto the land 
that I will show thee: 

2. And I will make of thee a 
great nation, and I will bless thee, 
and make thy name great; and be 
thou a blessing: 

3. and I will bless them that 
bless thee, and him that curseth 
thee will I curse: and in thee 
shall all the families of the earth 
be blessed. 

4. So Abram went, as Jehovah 
had spoken unto him; and Lot 
went with him: and Abram was 
seventy and five years old when 
he departed out of Haran. 

5. And Abram took Sarai his 
wife, and Lot his brother's son, 
and all their substance that they 
had gathered, and the souls that 
they had gotten in Haran; and 
they went forth to go into the 
land of Canaan; and into the land 
of Canaan they came. 



31. Och Tera tog med sig sin 
son Abram och sin sonson Lot, 
Harans son, och sin sonhustru 
Sarai, som var hans son Abrams 
hustru; och de drogo tillsammans 
ut fran det kaldeiska Ur p& vag 
till Kanaans land; men nar de 
kommo till Haran, bosatte de sig 
dar. 

32. Och Teras alder blev tva 
hundra fern ar; darefter dog Tera 
i Haran. 

1. Och Herren sade till Abram: 
"Gk ut ur ditt land och fr&n din 
slakt och fran din faders hus bort 
till det land, som jag skall visa 
dig. 

2. Si skall jag gora dig till ett 
stort folk; jag skall valsigna dig 
och gbra ditt namn stort, och du 
skall bliva en valsignelse. 

3. Och jag skall valsigna dem, 
som valsigna dig, och den som 
forbannar dig, skall jag forbanna, 
och i dig skola alia slakter pa 
jorden varda valsignade." 

4. Och Abram gick astad, sa- 
som Herren hade tillsagt honom, 
och Lot gick med honom. Och 
Abram var sjuttiofem ar gammal, 
nar han drog ut fran Haran. 

5. Och Abram tog sin hustru 
Sarai och sin brorson Lot och al- 
ia agodelar, som de hade forvar- 
vat, och tjanarna, som de hade 
skaffat sig i Haran; och de drogo 
istad pa. vag mot Kanaans land 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



45 





Abram Builds an Altar 

(Abram bygger ett altare) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Heb. 11:8 
By faith Abraham, when he was 
called, obeyed to go out unto a 
place which he was to receive for 
an inheritance; and he went out, 
not knowing whither he went. 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 1:1 

Blessed is the man that walketh 
not in the counsel of the 
wicked, 

Nor standeth in the way of sin- 
ners, 

Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers. 



TaNKESPRaK 
Hebr. 11:8 

Genom tron var Abraham lydig, 
nar han blev kallad, och han drog 
sa ut till det land, som han skulle 
fa till arvedel; han drog ut, fastan 
han icke visste, vart han skulle 
komma. 



MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 1:1 

Sail ar den man, som icke vand- 

rar i de ogudaktigas rad 
och icke trader in pa syndares vag, 
ej heller sitter dar bespottare 
sitta. 



6. And Abram passed through 
the land unto the place of Shec- 
hem, unto the oak of Moreh. And 
the Canaanite was then in the 
land. 



6. och kommo sa till Kanaans 
land. 

Och Abram drog fram i lan- 
det anda till den heliga platsen 
vid Sikem, till Mores terebint. 
Och pa den tiden bodde Kananeer- 
na dar i landet. 



46 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

7. And Jehovah appeared unto unto the mountain on the east of 
Abrani, and said, Unto thy seed Beth-el and pitched his tent, hav- 
will I give this land: and there ing Beth-ei on the west, and Ai 
builded he an altar unto Jehovah, on the east: and there he builded 
who appeared unto him. an altar unto Jehovah, and called 

8. And he removed from thence upon the name of Jehovah. 



God Chooses Abram to be the Father of 
a Mighty People 

The Chosen One. There was a devout man, named Abram, 
who worshipped the true God. Through him and his des- 
cendants God wished to bless all mankind. God. therefore 
called Abram to be the father of a mighty people. 

Abram and his wife, Sarah, and their nephew Lot, had 
come with Abram's father, Terah, from their native town 
of Ur, in the land of Chaldea, and now dwelt in Haran, to 
the north of the land of Canaan. There Terah died at the 
age of two hundred and five years. 

The Call of Abram. It was then that God called Abram. 
God said to him: "Get thee out of thy country, and from 
thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto the land that 
I will show thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, 
and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and be thou 
a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and him 
that curseth thee will I curse : and in thee shall all the fami- 
lies of the earth be blessed." 

Abram Obeys God's Voice. Abram listened to God's voice. 
He trusted God and believed God. He left Haran and went 
as God guided him. Sarah and Lot went with him. They 
took all their possessions with them. And Abram was se- 
venty-five years old when he journeyed out of Haran. 

The New Land. After a long journey, Abram and his fel- 
low travelers came into the land of Canaan. Other people 
were living in the land. But Abram journeyed on. When 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 47 

7. Men Herren uppenbarade sig 8. Sedan flyttade nan darifran 

For Abram och sade: "At din sad till bergsbygden oster om Betel 

skall jag giva detta land." Da. och slog dar upp sitt tatt, sa att 

byggde ban dar ett altare at Her- han hade Betel i vaster och Ai i 

ren, som hade uppenbarat sig for oster; och han byggde dar ett al- 

lionom. tare at Herren och akaliade Her- 

rens namn. 



Gud utvaljer Abram till stamfader for ett 
maktigt folk 

Den utvalde. Det var en from man, som hette Abram, och 
han tillbad den sanne Guden. Genom honom och hans sad 
onskade Gud valsigna hela manskligheten. Darfor kallade 
Gud Abram att bli stamfader for ett maktigt folk. 

Abram och hans hustru Sara och hans brorson Lot hade 
tillsammans med Abrams fader Tera kommit fran sin fa- 
dernestad Ur i landet Kaldeen och bodde nu i Haran, norr 
om landet Kanaan. Dar dog Tera, nar han var tva hundra 
fern ar gammal. 

Abrams kallelse. Da kallade Gud Abram. Gud sade till 
honom : "Ga ut ur ditt land och fran clin slakt och fran din 
faders hus bort till det land, som jag skall visa dig. Sa 
skall jag gora dig till ett stort folk; jag skall valsigna dig 
och gora ditt namn stort, och du skall bliva en valsignelse. 
Och jag skall valsigna dem, som valsigna dig ; och den, som 
forbannar dig, skall jag forbanna, och i dig skola alia slak- 
ter pa jorden varda valsignade. 

Abram horsammar Guds rost. Abram horsammade Guds 
rost. Han hade tillit till Gud och trodde honom. Han 1am- 
nade Haran och fardades sasom Gud ledde honom. Sara och 
Lot foljde med. De togo med sig all sin egendom. Abram 
var sjuttiofem ar gammal, nar han drog ut fran Haran. 

Det nya landet. Efter en lang vandring kommo Abram 
och hans sallskap till Kanaans land. Dar funno de andra 
folk boende. Men Abram fardades vidare in i landet. Nar 



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he came to a place in Canaan, called Shechem, God appeared 
unto him and said : "Unto thy seed will I give this land." 

Abram believed God's promise. Right there, in Shechem 
Abram built an altar unto God, and worshipped him. 

And Abram continued his jouney. On a mountain, east 
of a place called Bethel and west of a place called Ai, he 
pitched his tents and called upon the name of the Lord. 



LESSON 8 



TEXT: GEN. 17: 1—10 



1. And when Abram was ninety 
years old and nine, Jehovah ap- 
peared to Abram, and said unto 
him, I am God Almighty; walk be- 
fore me, and be thou perfect. 

2. And I will make my covenant 
between me and thee, and will 
multiply thee exceedingly. 

3. And Abram fell on his face: 
and God talked with him, saying, 

4. As for me, behold, my cove- 
nant is with thee, and thou shalt 
be the father of a multitude of 
nations. 

5. Neither shall thy name any 
more be called Abram, but thy 
name shall be Abraham; for the 
father of a multitude of nations 
have I made thee. 

6. And 1 wiil make thee exceed- 
ing fruitful, and I will make na- 
tions of thee, and kings shall 
come out of thee. 

7. And I will establish my cove- 
nant between me and thee and 
thy seed after thee throughout 
their generations for an everlast- 
ing covenant, to be a God unto 
thee and to thy seed after thee. 



1. Nar Abram var nittionio ar 
gammal, uppenbarade sig Herren 
for honom och sade till honom: 
"Jag ar Gud den Allsmaktige. 
Vandra infor mig och var ostraff- 
lig. 

2. Jag vill gora ett forbund 
mellan mig och dig, och jag skall 
foroka dig over mattan." 

3. Da foil Abram ned pa sitt 
ansikte, och Gud talade sa med 
honom: 

4. "Se, det forbund, som jag a 
min sida gor med dig, ar detta, 
att du skall bliva en fader till 
manga folk. 

5. Darfor skall du icke mer he- 
ta Abram, utan Abraham skall va- 
ra ditt namn, ty jag skall lata dig 
bliva en fader till manga folk. 

6. Och jag skall gbra dig over 
mattan fruktsam och lata folkslag 
komma av dig, och konungar sko- 
la utga fran dig. 

7. Och jag skall uppratta ett 
forbund mellan mig och dig och 
din sad efter dig, fran slakte till 
slakte, ett evigt forbund, s§, att 
jag skall vara din Gud och din 
sads efter dig; 



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han kom f ram till en plats, som hette Sikem, i Kanaans land, 
uppenbarade sig Gud for Abram och sade: "At din sad 
skall jag giva detta land." 

Abram trodde Guds lofte. Och dar, i Sikem, byggde 
Abram ett altare at Gud och tillbad honom. 

Sedan fortsatte Abram sin vandring. I en bergsbygd, 
oster om Betel och vaster om en plats, som kallades Ai, slog 
han upp sina talt, och aven dar byggde han ett altare at 
Gud, och akallade Herrens namn. 



LAXAN 8 




God's Promise to Abram 

(Guds lofte till Abram) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Gen. 15:6 
And he believed in Jehovah; 
and he reckoned it to him for 
righteousness. 

MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 1:2 

But his delight is in the law of 

Jehovah ; 
And on his law doth he meditate 
day and night. 
Repeat verses 1 and 2. 

TANKESPRaK 
1 Mos. 15:6 
Och han trodde pa Herren; och 
han raknade honom det till ratt- 
fardighet. 

MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 1:2 
Utan har sin lust i Herrens lag 
och tanker pa hans lag bade dag 
och natt. 
Repetera verserna 1 och 2. 



8. And I will give unto thee, and 
to thy seed after thee, the land of 
thy sojournings, all the land of 
Canaan, for an everlasting posses- 
sion; and | will be their God, 



8. och jag skall giva dig och 
din sad efter dig det land, dar du 
nu bor sasom framling, hela Ka- 
naans land, till evardlig besitt- 
ning, och jag skall vara deras 
Gud," 



50 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

9. And God said unto Abraham, -jq. This is my covenant, which 
And as for thee, thou shalt keep ye shall keep, between me and 
my covenant, thou, and thy seed you and thy seed after thee: every 
alter thee throughout their gen- male among you shall be enum- 
erations, cised. 



God Makes a Covenant with Abram 

The Promise. And Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan. 

When he was ninety-nine years old, God appeared unto 
him and said : <( Iam God Almighty ; walk before me, and be 
thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me 
and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." 

Abram fell upon his face before the Lord. God talked 
with him. God repeated his promises to him. He told 
Abram again that he would make him the father of a 
mighty people, whom God would choose for his very own, 
and through whom God would work out his wonderful plan 
for the happiness and salvation of all the peoples of the 
earth. 

A New Name. And God gave Abram a new name, saying : 
"Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy 
name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of na- 
tions have I made thee." 

The Everlasting Covenant. Then God entered into a cove- 
nant with Abraham. God said: "I will be a God unto thee 
and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and 
to thy seed after thee, the land of Canaan, to be theirs al- 
ways, and I will be their God." 

"And asi for thee," he reminded Abraham, "Thou shalt 
keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee throughout 
their generations." 



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9. Och Gud sade ytterligare till 10. Och detta ar det forbund 

Abraham: "Du ater skall halla mellan mig och eder och din sad 
mitt forbund, du och din sad ef- efter dig, som | skolen halla: allt 
ter dig, fran slakte till slakte. mankbn bland eder skall omska- 

ras. 



Gud ingar ett forbund med Abram 

Loftet. Och Abram bodde i Kanaans land. 

Nar Abram var nittionio ar gammal, uppenbarade sig 
Gud for honom och sade till honom : ''Jag ar Gud den Alls- 
maktige. Vandra infor mig och var ostrafflig. Jag vill 
gora ett forbund mellan mig och dig, och jag skall foroka 
dig over mattan." 

Abram foil pa sitt ansikte infor Gud och Gud talade med 
honom. Gud upprepade sina loften for honom. Gud sade 
honom ater, att han skulle fa bli stamfader for ett mak- 
tigt folk, som Gud skulle utvalja sasom sitt egendomsfolk, 
och genom vilket Gud skulle utfora sina underbara planer 
for manniskornas lycka och fralsning pa jorden. 

Det nya natnnet. Och Gud gav Abram ett nytt namn. Han 
sade: "Du skall icke mer heta Abram, utan Abraham skall 
vara ditt namn, ty jag skall lata dig bliva en fader for man- 
ga folk." 

Ett evigt forbund, Och Gud ingick ett forbund med Abra- 
ham. Gud sade: "Jag skall vara din Gud och din sad efter 
dig; och jag skall giva dig och din sad efter dig det land, 
dar du nu bor — Kanaans land — till evardelig besittning, 
och jag skall vara deras Gud." 

"Och du," paminde Gud Abraham, "du skall halla mitt 
forbund, du och din sad efter dig, fran slakte till slakte." 



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LESSON 9 



TEXT: GEN. 13: 5—13, 19: 23—25 



5 And Lot also, who went with 
Abram, had flocks and herds, and 
ten Is. 

6. And the land was not able to 
bear them, that they might dwell 
together: for their substance was 
great, so that they could not dwell 
together. 

7. And there was a strife be- 
tween the herdsmen of Abram's 
cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's 
cattle: and the Canaanite and the 
Perizzite dwelt then in the land. 

8. And Abram said unto Lot, 
Let there be no strife, I pray thee, 
between me and thee, and between 
my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; 
for we are brethren. 

9. Is not the whole land before 
thee? separate thyself, I pray 
thee, from me: if thou wilt take 
the left hand, then I will go to the 
right; or if thou take the right 
hand, then I will go to the left. 

10. And Lot lifted up his eyes, 
and beheld all the Plain of the 
Jordan, that it was well watered 
everywhere, before Jehovah de- 
stroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, 
like the garden of Jehovah, like 
the land of Egypt, as thou go- 
est unto Zoar. 

11. So Lot chose him all the 
Plain of the Jordan; and Lot jour- 
neyed east: and they separated 
themselves the one from the 
other. 

12. Abram dwelt in the land of 
Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the ci- 
ties of the Plain, and moved his 
tent as far as Sodom. 

13. Now the men of Sodom 
were wicked and sinners against 
Jehovah exceedingly. 

* * * * 



5. Men Lot, som drog med 
Abram, hade ocksa far och fakre- 
atur och talt. 

6. Och landet rackte icke till 
for dem, sa att de kunde bo till- 
sammans ty deras agodelar voro 
for stora, for att de skulle kunna 
bo tillsammans; 

7. och tvister uppstodo mellan 
Abrams och Lots boskapsherdar. 
Tillika bodde pa den tiden kana- 
neerna och periseerna dar i lan- 
det. 

8. Da sade Abram till Lot: "Ic- 
ke skall nagon tvist vara mellan 
mig och dig och mellan mina her- 
dar och dina herdar; vi aro ju 
frander. 

9. Ligger icke hela landet op- 
pet for dig? Skilj dig if ran mig; 
vill du at vanster, sa gar jag at 
hoger, och vill du at hoger, sa gar 
jag at vanster." 

10. Da lyfte Lot upp sina ogon 
och sag, att hela Jordanslatten 
overallt var vattenrik. Innan Her- 
ren fordarvade Sodom och Gomor- 
ra, var den namligen sasom Her- 
rens lustgard, sasom Egyptens 
land, anda fram emot Soar. 

11. Sa utvalde da Lot at sig he- 
la Jordanslatten. Och Lot brot 
upp och drog osterut, och de skil- 
des sa fran varandra. 

12. Abram forblev boende i Ka- 
naans land, och Lot bodde i sta- 
derna pa Slatten och drog med 
sina talt anda inemot Sodom. 

13.. Men folket i Sodom var 
mycket ont och syndigt infor Her- 
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Abraham and Lot 

(Abraham och Lot) 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 1:3. 

And he shall be like a tree planted 
by the streams of water, 

That bringeth forth its fruit in its 
season, 

Whose leaf also doth not wither; 

And whatsoever he doeth shall 
prosper. 
Repeat verses 1-3. 



TaNKESPRaK 

1 Tim. 6:10 

Ty penningbegaret Mr en rot till 
allt ont; och somliga hava latit 
sig sa drivas darav, att de hava 
villats bort ifran tron och darige- 
nom tillskyndat sig sjalva manga 
kval. 



GOLDEN TEXT 

1 Tim. 6:10 
For the love of money is a root 
of all kinds of evil: which some 
reaching after have been led 
astray from the faith, and have 
pierced themselves through with 
many sorrows. 



MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 1:3. 

Han, ar sasom ett trad, planterat 

vid vattenbackar. 
vilket bar sin frukt i sin tid, 
och vars lov icke vissna; 
och allt, vad han gor, det lyckas 

val. 
Repetera verserna 1-3. 



23. The sun was risen upon the 
earth when Lot came unto Zoar. 

24. Then Jehovah rained upon 
Sodom and upon Gomorrah brim- 
stone and fire from Jehovah out 
of heaven; 

25. and he overthrew those ci- 
ties and all the plain, and all the 
inhabitants of the cities, and that 
which grew upon the ground. 



23. Da nu solen hade gatt upp 
over jorden och Lot hade kom- 
mit till Soar, 

24. lat Herren svavel och eld 
regna fran himmelen, fran Her- 
len, over Sodom och Gomorra; 

25. och han omstbrtade dessa 
stader med hela Slatten och alia 
dem som bodde i staderna och 
det som vaxte pa marken. 



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Abraham and His Nephew Part Ways 

The Contention. God had given Abraham and his people 
the land of Canaan. That was their country. Abraham 
had a big household. He had many flocks of sheep and 
herds of goats and cattle and camels. He had many servants 
and many tents for all to live in. 

So also had Lot, his nephew, who had come with him 
into Canaan. 

Now other people lived in Canaan. And the place that 
Abraham and Lot had picked to pitch their tents on was 
not fertile enough for pasture for all their flocks and all 
their herds, that they might dwell together. Besides there 
was strife between the herdsmen of Abraham's cattle and 
the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. 

Abraham's Offer. So Abraham said to Lot: "Let there be 
no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between 
my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren. Is 
not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray 
thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go 
to the right ; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to 
the left." 

Lot's Choice. Then Lot looked out over the land. He saw 
a great stretch of low fertile land by the river Jordan. In 
the beautiful plain were two great cities, Sodom and Go- 
morrah. The people who lived in these cities were very 
wicked and sinned exceedingly against God. But Lot was 
so pleased with the richness of the plain, that he cared not 
about the wickedness of the people. He chose the plain 
for his pasture land and separated from Abraham, and 
moved his tents toward Sodom. 

Lot's Plight. Lot had not lived long, however, in Sodom 
before war broke out between the kings of Sodom and Go- 
morrah and several neighboring kings. The kings of Sodom 
and Gomorrah were defeated and fled. The victorious 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHI E S 55 

Abraham skiljes fran sin brorson 

Tvistefrdgan. Gud hade givit Abraham och hans folk lan- 
det Kanaan. Det var deras land. Abraham hade ett stort 
hushall. Han agde manga farahjordar och boskapshjordar 
och manga kameler. Han hade aven manga tjanare och 
manga talt for alia att bo uti. 

Det hade aven Lot, hans brorson, som kommit med ho- 
nom till Kanaan. 

Andra folk bodde ocksa i Kanaan. Platsen, dar Abra- 
ham och Lot hade lagrat sig, rackte icke till for dem, sa att 
de kunde bo tillsammans och ha tillracklig betesmark for 
alia sina hjordar. Och dartill uppstodo tvister mellan Abra- 
hams boskapsherdar och Lots boskapsherdar. 

Abrahams for slag. Abraham- sade darfor till Lot: "Icke 
skall nagon tvist vara mellan mig och dig och mellan mina 
herdar och dina herdar ; vi aro ju frander. Ligger icke hela 
landet oppet for dig? Skilj dig if ran mig; vill du at van- 
ster, sa gar jag at hoger, och vill du at hoger, sa gar jag at 
vanster." 

Lots val. Da sag Lot ut over landet. Han sag en lang, bor- 
dig landstracka utmed Jordanfloden. I denna skona dal 
voro tva stora stader — Sodom och Gomorra, Folket, som 
bodde i dessa stader, var mycket ont och syndade emot Gud. 
Men Lot var sa intagen av dalens bordighet, att han icke 
brydde sig om folkets ondska. Han valde dalen for sina be- 
tesmarker. Han skilde sig fran Abraham och flyttade sina 
talt anda inemot Sodom. 

Lots svarigheter. Lot hade icke bott lange i Sodom, forran 
krig brot ut mellan Sodoms och Gomorras konungar och 
flera konungar i grannskapet. Sodoms och Gomorras ko- 
nungar ledo nederlag och flydde. De segrande konungarna 
forde byte med sig fran Sodom och Gomorra, och gingo sa 
sin vag. De forde aven med sig Lot och alia hans agodelar. 
Hade det icke varit for Abraham och hans tjanare, som 



56 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

kings took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and went 
their way. They also carried with them Lot and all his pos- 
sessions. Had it not been for Abraham and his servants, 
who came to Lot's rescue and brought him and his posses- 
sions back to Sodom, it might have gone very badly for Lot. 
Nor did his troubles end there. After a time God 
destroyed the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by fire 
and lay waste the fertile plains round about. All the people 
in the cities were doomed to perish, for not ten righteous 
people were among them. 

Abraham's Faith Rewarded, But because of Abraham's 
fervent prayers, God spared Lot and his wife and two 
daughters, that they might flee from Sodom. They fled in 
great haste, leaving all their possessions behind them. But 
Lot's wife stopped in her flight and looked back at the 
burning Sodom, and she became a pillar of salt. Lot and his 
two daughters escaped to the mountains and dwelt in a 
cave. 

LESSON 10 

GOLDEN TEXT TaNKESPRaK 

Heb. 11:17 Hebr. 11:17 

Genom tron var det, som Abra- 

By faith Abraham, being tried, ham frambar Isak sasom offer, nar 

offered up Isaac: yea, he that had han blev satt pa prov; ja,-sin ende 

gladly received the promises was son frambar han sasom offer han 

offering up his only begotten son. som hade mottagit loftena. 

TEXT: GEN. 22: 1—18 

1. And it came to pass after 1. En tid harefter hande sig, 
these things, that God did prove att Gud satte Abraham pa prov. 
Abraham, and said unto him, Ab- Han sade till honom: 'Abraham/' 
raham; and he said, Here am I. Han svarade: "Har ar jag." 

2. And he said, Take now thy 

son, thine only son, whom thou 2. Da sade han: "Tag din son 

lovest, even Isaac, and get thee Isak, din ende son, som du har 

into the land of Moriah; and offer kar, och ga bort till Moria land 

him there for a burnt-offering up- och offra honom dar sasom brann- 

on one of the mountains which I offer, pa ett berg, som jag skall 

will tell thee of. saga dig." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



57 



kommo till Lots raddning och forde honom och hans ogode- 
lar tillbaka till Sodom, hade det sakert gatt mycket ilia med 
Lot. 

Dock slutade icke Lots svarigheter darmed. Om en tid 
uppbrande Gud de syndiga staderna, Sodom och Gomorra, 
och odelade de bordiga slatterna omkring. Allt folket i 
dessa stader dbmdes att omkomma, eftersom det icke farms 
tio rattfardiga bland dem. 
Abrahams trohet belonad. Men Gud horde Abrahams en- 
tragna boner och raddade Lot och hans hustru och tva dott- 
rar och forde dem ut ur Sodom. De maste fly hasteligen 
och fingo lamna alia sina agodelar efter sig. Men Lots hu- 
stru stannade i sin flykt och sag sig tillbaka mot det brin- 
nande Sodom, och hon blev en saltstod. Lot och hans tva 
dottrar kommo undan och flydde till bergsbygden och bodde 
i en grotta. 

LAXAN 10 




Abraham's Faith Rewarded 

(Abrahams tro belonad) 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 1:4, 5 

The wicked are not so, 

But are like the chaff which the 

Wind driveth away. 
Therefore the wicked shall not 

stand in the judgment, 
Nor sinners in the congregation of 

the righteous. 
Repeat verses 1-5. 

MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 1:4, 5 

Icke sa de ogudaktiga, 

utan de aro sasom agnar, som vin- 

den bortfor. 
Darfor skola de ogudaktiga icke 

besta i domen, 
ej heller syndarna i de rattfardi- 

gas forsamling. 
Re pet era versema 1-5. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



3. And Abraham rose early in 
the morning, and saddled his ass, 
and took two of his young men 
with him, and Isaac his son; and 
he clave the wood for the burnt- 
offering, and rose up, and went 
unto the place of which God had 
told him. 

4. On the third day Abraham 
lifted up his eyes, and saw the 
place afar off. 

r And Abraham said unto his 
young men, Abide ye here with 
the ass, and I and the lad will go 
yonder; and we will worship, and 
come again to you. 

6. And Abraham took the wood 
of the burnt-offering, and lard it 
upon Isaac his son; and he took in 
his hand the fire and the knife; 
and they went both of them to- 
gether. 

7. And Isaac spake unto Abra- 
ham his father, and said, My fa- 
ther: and he said, Here am I, my 
son. And he said, Behold, the fire 
and the wood: but where is the' 
lamb for a burnt-offering? 

8. And Abraham said, God will 
provide himself the lamb for a 
burnt-offering, my son; so they 
went both of them together. 

9. And they came to the place 
which God had told him of; and 
Abraham built the altar there, 
and laid the wood in order, and 
bound Isaac his son, and laid him 
on the altar, upon the wood. 

10. And Abraham stretched 
forth his hand, and took the knife 
to slay his son. 



11. And the angel of Jehovah 
called unto him out of heaven, 
and said, Abraham, Abraham: and 
he said, Here am I. 

12. And he said, Lay not thy 
hand upon the lad, neither do 
thou anything unto him; for now 
I know that thou fearest God, see- 
ing thou hast not withheld thy 
son, thine only son, from me. 

13. And Abraham lifted up his 
eyes, and looked, and, behold, be- 
hind him a ram caught in the 
thicket by his horns: and Abra- 
ham went and took the ram, and 
offered him up for a burnt-offer- 
ing in the stead of his son. 

14. And Abraham called the 
name of that place Jehovah-jireh: 
as it is said to this day, In the 
mount of Jehovah it shall be 
provided. 

15. And the angel of Jehovah 
called unto Abraham a second 
time out of heaven, 

16. and said, By myself have I 
sworn, saith Jehovah, because 
thou hast done this thing, and 
hast not withheld thy son, thine 
only son, 

17. that in blessing I will bless 
thee, and in multiplying I will 
multiply thy seed as the stars of 
the heavens, and as the sand 
which is upon the sea-shore; and 
thy seed shall possess the gate of 
his enemies; 

18. and in thy seed shall all the 
nations of the earth be blessed; 
because thou hast obeyed my 
voice. 



God Puts Abraham to a Big Test 

Abraham's faith in God had always been sure and 
strong. But one day God put it to a greater test than ever 
before. 
God's Command. God called: ''Abraham!" And Abraham 
answered: "Here am I!" 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



59 



3. Bittida foljande morgon las- 
tade Abraham sin asna och tog 
med sig tva sina tjanare och sin 
son Isak; och sedan han hade 
huggit sonder ved till brannof- 
fer, brot han upp och begav sig 
pa vag till den plats, som Gud 
hade sagt honom. 

4. Nar nu Abraham pa tredje 
dagen lyfte upp sina ogon och 
fick se platsen pa avstand, 

5. sade han till sina tjanare: 
"Stannen I har med asnan; jag 
och gossen vilja ga dit bort. Nar 
vi hava tillbett, skola vi komma 
tillbaka till eder." 

6. Och Abraham tog veden till 
brannoffret och lade den pa sin 
son Isak, men sjalv tog han elden 
och kniven, och de gingo sa bada 
tillsammans. 

7. Da talade Isak till sin fader 
Abraham och sade: "Min fader/' 
Tian svarade: "Vad vill du, min 
son?" Han sade: "Se, har ar 
elden och veden, men var ar fa- 
ret till brannoffret?" 

8. Abraham svarade: "Gud ut- 
ser nog at sig faret till brannoff- 
ret, min son." Sa gingo de bada 
tillsammans. 

9. Nar de nu hade kommit till 
den plats, som Gud hade sagt 
Abraham, byggde han dar ett al- 
tare och lade veden darpa; sedan 
band han sin son Isak och lade 
honom pa altaret ovanpa veden. 

10. Och Abraham rackte ut sin 



hand och tog kniven for att slak- 
ta sin son. 

11. Da ropade Hen-ens angel 
till honom fran himmelen och sa- 
de: "Abraham, Abraham." Han 
svarade: "Har ar jag." 

12. Da sade han; "Lit icke din 
hand komma vid gossen och gbr 
honom intet; ty nu vet jag, att du 
fruktar Gud, nu da du icke har 
undanhallit mig din ende son." 

13. Nar da Abraham lyfte upp 
sina ogon, fick han bakom sig se 
en vadur, som hade fastnat med 
sina horn i ett snar; och Abra- 
ham gick dit och tog vaduren och 
offrade den till brannoffer i sin 
sons stalle. 

14. Och Abraham gav den plat- 
sen namnet Herren utser; nu for 
tiden heter det Berget, dar Her- 
ren later se sig. 

15. Och Herrens angel ropade 
for andra gangen till Abraham 
fran himmelen 

16. och sade: "Jag svar vid mig 
sjalv, sager Herren: Eftersom du 
har gjort detta och icke undanhal- 
lit mig din ende son, 

17. darfor skall jag rikligen 
valsigna dig och gora din sad tal- 
rik sasom stjarnorna pa himme- 
len och sasom sanden pa havets 
strand; och, din sad skall intaga 
sina fienders portar. 

18. Och i din sad skola alia folk 
pa jorden valsigna sig, darfor att 
du lyssnade till mina ord." 



Gud provar Abraham 



Abrahams tro pa Gud hade alltid varit orubblig och 
stark. Men en dag satte Gud den svarligen pa prov. 
Guds bef alining. Gud sade: "Abraham !" Och Abra- 
ham svarade: "Har ar jag!" 



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Then God said : "Take now thy son, thine only son, whom 
thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee to the land of Moriah ; 
and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the 
mountains which I tell thee of." 

Abraham Obeys. Abraham did not question God. Early in 
morning he rose and saddled his ass, and took two of his 
young servants with him, and Isaac his son j and he clave 
the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up and went to 
the place of which God had told him. 

The Journey. It was a long journey ■. On the third day 
Abraham saw the place afar off. Then Abraham said to his 
servants, "Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will 
go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you." 

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and 
let Isaac carry it. Abraham carried the pot with the fire in 
it, and the knife with which to slay the offering. And both 
of them went together up to the mountain. 

Isaac's Question. On the way Isaac said to his father: 
"My father!" And Abraham said: "Here am I, my son!" 
Then Isaac said : "Behold, the fire and the wood : but where 
is the lamb for a burnt-offering?" 

Abraham said : "God will provide himself a lamb for a 
burnt-offering, my son." So they went on both of them to- 
gether. 

The Great Test. When they came to the place of which God 
had told him, Abraham built an altar and made ready to 
offer his offering unto God. He took his son, even his only 
son Isaac, bound him and laid him on the altar upon the 
wood. Then he took the knife to slay him. 

God Provides the Offering. But an angel called out of 
heaven and said : "Abraham, Abraham, lay not thy hand 
upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him, for now 
I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not held back 
thy son, thine only son, from me," 



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Da sade Gud: "Tag din son Isak, din ende son, som du 
har kar, och ga bort till Moria land och offra honom dar 
sasom brannoffer pa ett berg, som jag skall visa dig." 

Abraham lyder. Abraham gjorde inga invandningar mot 
Guds bef alining. Bittida foljande morgon lastade han sin 
asna och tog med sig tva sina tjanare och sin son Isak; och 
sedan han hade huggit sonder ved till brannoffer, brot han 
upp och begav sig pa vag till den plats, som Gud hade sagt 
honom. 

Vandringen. Det var en lang vandring. Nar nu Abraham 
pa tredje dagen lyfte upp sina ogon och fick se platsen pa 
avstand, sade han till sina tjanare: "Stannen I har med as- 
nan; jag och gossen vilja ga dit bort. Nar vi hava tillbett, 
skola vi komma tillbaka till eder." 

Och Abraham tog veden till brannoffret och lade den pa 
sin son Isak, men sjalv bar han pannan med elden i och kni- 
ven, varmed han amnade slakta offret. Och de gingo sa 
bada tillsammans. 

Isaks frdga. Pa vagen talade Isak till sin fader och sade: 
"Min fader!" Och Abraham sade: "Vad vill du, min son?" 
Da sade Isak : "Se, har ar elden och veden, men var ar f aret 
till brannoffret?" 

Abraham sade: "Gud utser nog at sig faret till brann- 
offret, min son." Sa gingo de bada tillsammans. 

Det stora pro vet. Nar de kommit till den plats, som Gud 
hade visat honom, byggde Abraham dar ett altare och lade 
veden darpa ; sedan band han sin son Isak och lade honom 
pa altaret ovanpa veden. Darpa tog han kniven for att 
slakta honom. 

Gud forser brannoffret. Men i samma ogonblick ropade 
en angel till honom fran himmelen och sade: "Abraham, 
Abraham, lat icke din hand komma vid gossen och gor ho- 
nom intet; ty nu vet jag, att du fruktar Gud, nu da du icke 
har undanhallit mig din ende son." 



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And when Abraham looked around, behold, behind him 
he saw a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham 
took the ram and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead 
of his son. 

Abraham named the place where he offered unto God: 
Jehovah- jireh, which means : " Where God is, it shall be 
provided.'' 

God Blesses Abraham. And the angel of God spoke out of 
heaven a second time to Abraham and told him that because 
he had so loved and trusted God, God would bless him great- 
ly. God's promise was : "I will bless thee, and in multiply- 
ing, I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and 
as the sand, which is upon the sea-shore. ... In thy seed 
shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because thou 
hast obeyed my voice." 



LESSON 11 



TEXT: GEN. 27: 15—29 



15. And Rebekah took the good- 
ly garments of Esau her elder 
son, which were with her in the 
house, and put them upon Jacob 
her younger son; 

16. and she put the skins of the 
kids of the goats upon his hands, 
and upon the smooth of his neck: 

17. and she gave the savory 
food and the bread, which she had 
prepared, into the hand of her 
son Jacob. 

18. And he came unto his 
father, and said, My father: and 
he said, Here am I; who art thou, 
my son? 

19. And Jacob said unto his 
father, I am Esau thy first-born; 
I have done according as thou 
badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit 
and eat of my venison, that thy 
soul may bless me. 



15. Och Rebecka tog Esaus, sin 
aldre sons, hogtidsklader, som 
hon hade hos sig i huset, och sat- 
te dem pa. Jakob, sin yngre son. 

16. Och med skinnen av killin- 
garna bekladde hon hans hander 
och den slata delen av hans hals. 

17. Sedan lamnade hon at sin 
son Jakob den smaldiga ratten 
och brodet, som hon hade tillrett. 

18. Och han gick in till sin fa- 
der och sade: "Min fader." Han 
svarade: "Vad vill du? Vem ar 
du, min son?" 

19. Da. sade Jakob till sin fa- 
der: "Jag ar Esau, din forstfod- 
de. Jag har gjort, s§,som du till- 
sade mig; satt dig upp och at av 
mitt villebrad, pa det att din sjal 
ma valsigna mig." 



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Nar Abraham lyfte upp sina ogon, fick han bakom sig 
se en vadur, som hade fastnat med sina horn i ett snar. 
Abraham tog vaduren och offrade det till ett brannoffer i 
stallet for sin son. 

Abraham gav at platsen, dar han offrade at Gud ett 
namn, som betyder: "Herren forser." 

Gud vdlsignar Abraham. Och Guds angel ropade fran 
himmelen for andra gangen till Abraham och sade honom, 
att darfor att han sa alskat och fortrostat pa Herren, skulle 
Gud rikligen valsigna honom. Guds lofte var: "Jag skall 
rikligen valsigna dig, och gora din sad talrik sasom stjar- 
norna pa himmelen och sasom sanden pa havets strand. . . . 
Och i din sad skola alia folk pa jorden varda valsignade, 
darfor att du lyssnade till mina ord." 



LAX AN 11 




Isaac Blesses Jacob 

(Isak viilsignar Jakob) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

. Ps. 32:2 

Blessed is the man unto whom Je- 
hovah irnputeth not iniquity, 

And in whose spirit there is no 
guile. 

MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 1:6 
For Jehovah knoweth the way of 

the righteous; 
But the way of the wicked shall 
perish. 
Repeat verses 1-6. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Ps. 32:2 

Sail ar den manniska, som Herren 

icke tiilraknar missgarning, 

och i vilkens ande icke ar nagot 

svek. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 1:6 

Ty Herren kanner de rattfardigas 

vag, 
men de ogudaktigas vag forgas. 
Repptera verserna 1-6. 



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20. And Isaac said unto his son, 
How is it that thou hast found it 
so quickly, my son? And he said, 
Because Jehovah thy God sent me 
good speed. 

21. And Isaac said unto Jacob, 
Come near, I pray thee, that I 
may feel thee, my son, whether 
thou be my very son Esau or not. 

22. And Jacob went near unto 
Isaac his father; and he felt him, 
and said, The voice is Jacob's 
voice, but the hands are the hands 
of Esau. 

23. And he discerned him not, 
because his hands were hairy, as 
his brother Esau's hands: so he 
blessed him. 

24. And he said, Art thou my 
very son Esau? And he said, I am. 

25. And he said, Bring it near 
to me, and I will eat of my son's 
venison, that my soul may bless 
thee. And he brought it near to 
him, and he did eat: and he 
brought him wine, and he drank. 



26. And his father Isaac said 
unto him, Come near now, and 
kiss me, my son. 

27. And he came near, and 
kissed him: and he smelled the 
smell of his raiment, and blessed 
him, and said, 

See, the smell of my son 
Is as the smell of a field which 
Jehovah hath blessed: 

28. And God give thee of the dew 

of heaven, 
And of the fatness of the 

earth, 
And plenty of grain and new 

win%: 

29. Let peoples serve thee, 

And nations bow down to 

thee: 
Be lord over thy brethren, 
And let thy mother's sons bo\* 

down to thee: 

Cursed be every one that 

curseth thee, 
And blessed be every one that 

that blesseth thee. 



Isaac Blesses Jacob, the Younger Son 



The Father. Isaac became a great and mighty man in the 
land of Canaan. The Lord blessed him greatly and he 
prospered in all that he did. The people, who lived around 
him, grew jealous of him and begged him to move away 
from them. Isaac was a man of peaceful ways, and would 
not quarrel. So he moved from place to place, digging wells 
in the land, that he might have water for his herds and 
flocks. At Beer-sheba God talked with Isaac one night and 
said: "I am the God of thy father Abraham; fear not, for 
I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed, 
for my servant Abraham's sake." And there Isaac builded 
an altar unto God, and pitched his tents in that place. 



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65 



20. Men Isak sade till sin son: 
"Huru har du si snart kunnat 
finna nagot, min son?" Han sva- 
rade: "Herren, din Gud, skickade 
det i min vag." 

21. Da sade Isak till Jakob: 
"Kom hit, min son, och lat mig 
taga pa dig och kanna, om du ar 
min son Esau eller icke." 

22. Och Jakob gick fram till 
sin fader Isak; och nar denne ha- 
de tagit pa honom, sade han: 
"Rosten ar Jakobs rost, men han- 
derna aro Esaus hander." 

23. Och han kande icke igen 
honom, ty hans hander voro lud- 
na sasom hans broder Esaus han- 
der; och han valsignade honom. 

24. Men han fragade: "Ar du 
verkligen min son Esau?" Han 
svarade: "Ja." 

25. Da sade han: "Bar hit ma- 
ten at mig, och lat mig ata av 
min sons villebrad, pa det att min 
sjal ma valsigna dig." Och han 
bar fram den till honom, och han 
at och han rackte honom vin, och 
han drack. 



26. Darefter sade hans fader 
Isak till honom: "Kom hit och 
kyss mig, min son." 

27. Nar han da gick fram och 
kysste honom, kande han lukten 
av hans klader och valsignade ho- 
nom; han sade: 

"Se, av min son utgar doft, 
lik doften av en mark, 
som Herren har valsignat. 

28. Sa give dig Gud 
av himmelens dagg 
och av jordens fetma 

och sad och vin i rikligt 
matt. 

29. Folk tjane dig, 

och folkslag falle ned for 

dig. 

Bliv en herre over dina 

broder, 
och ma din moders soner 

falla ned for dig. 
Forbannad vare den, som 

forbannar dig, 
och valsignad vare den, som 

valsignar dig!" 



Isak valsignar den yngre sonen, Jakob 

Fadern. Isak blev stor och maktig man i Kanaans land. 
Herren valsignade honom rikligen och han hade framgang i 
allt, som han foretog sig. Folket i landet omkring honom 
avundades honom hans framgang och bad honom draga bort 
ifran dem. Isak var en fridens man och ville icke kivas. 
Hell re flyttade han fran plats till plats och gravde brunnar 
i landet, sa att hans boskap och far kunde finna vatten. En 
natt, da han hade lagrat sig i Beer-Seba talade Gud med 
honom och sade: "Jag ar Abrahams, din faders, Gud. 
Frukta icke, ty jag ar med dig, och jag skall valsigna dig 
och gora din sad talrik for min tjanare Abrahams skull." 
Pa den platsen byggde Isak ett altare at Gud och slog dar 
upp sitt talt. 



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When Isaac was forty years old he took a good and 
beautiful young woman, named Rebekah, to be his wife. 

The Sons, And God blessed Isaac and Rebekah with two 
sons. As the boys grew up, Esau, the elder, became a skill- 
ful hunter, a man of the open fields, while Jacob, the 
younger, was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. Esau was his 
father's favorite son. He brought his father venison to eat, 
and told him about the excitement of the hunt. Jacob was 
his mother's favorite, and spent much of his time at home 
with her in the tent. 

Isaac Makes Ready to Bless His First-born Son. And it 

came to pass that when Isaac was old and his sight had be- 
come dim, he wanted to give his first-born son a special 
blessing, for Isaac felt that he had not much longer to live. 
He remembered God's promise to himself at Beer-sheba. He 
thought of God's promise to his father Abraham. Now he 
wished that his elder son might especially keep and cherish 
that promise and pass it on to his children. 

Therefore Isaac commanded Esau to bring him a dish of 
deer meat, cooked in his favorite way, at which time he 
would give him, his first-born son, this special blessing. 
And Esau went out into the field to hunt the deer. 

The Deception. But Rebekah made up her mind that Jacob 
should have his father's blessing. While Esau was in the 
field, Rebekah sent Jacob after two kids from the flock, and 
cooked of them a sweet-smelling, sweet-tasting dish of food. 
Then she took of Esau's garments and put them on Jacob 
and covered Jacob's hands and neck with skin of kids and 
goats. For Rebekah wished Jacob to appear like Esau, 
and Esau's hands and body were hairy. She put the dish 
of food and the bread which she had prepared in Jacob's 
hands and sent him in to his father, Isaac. 

And Jacob came unto his father, and said: "My father!" 
Isaac said: "Here am I! who art thou, my son?" 



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Nar Isak var fyrtio ar gammal, tog han till hustru en 
mycket klok och vacker kvinna, som hette Rebecka. 
Sonerna. Och Gud valsignade Isak och Rebecka med tva so- 
ner. Nar gossarna vaxte upp, blev Esau, den aldre, en 
skicklig jagare, som holl sig ute pa marken. Men Jakob, 
den yngre, blev en fromsint man, som bodde i talt. Esau 
var sin faders gunstling. Han brukade bringa sin fader 
villebrad att ata, och berattade for honom spannande jakt- 
historier. Jakob var sin moders alskling och stannade ofta 
hemma hos henne i taltet. 

Isak bereder sig att gival sin forstfodde viilsignelsen. Men 

det hande, da Isak hade blivit gammal och hans ogon voro 
skumma, sa att han icke kunde se, att han ville giva sin 
forstfodde son en sarskild valsignelse. Isak kande, att han 
icke hade lang tid kvar att leva. Han tankte pa Guds lofte, 
som han sjalv hade fatt vid Beer-Seba. Han tankte ocksa 
pa Guds lofte till hans fader Abraham. Nu ville han giva 
sin aldste son en sarskild uppmaning att bevara och akta pa 
detta lofte samt giva det i arv at sina barn. 

Darfor befallde Isak Esau att bringa honom en smaklig 
ratt av villebrad, sadan som han tyckte om, sa skulle han 
vid det tillfallet giva honom, sin forstfodde son, denna sar- 
skilda valsignelse. Och Esau gick ut pa marken for att jaga 
villebrad. 
Bedrdgeriet. Men Rebecka hade i sitt sinne bestamt, att Ja- 
kob skulle ha sin faders valsignelse. Medan Esau var ute 
pa marken, sande darfor Rebecka Jakob efter tva killingar 
fran hjorden, och av dem kokade hon en smaklig, valluktan- 
de ratt. Sedan tog hon av Esaus klader och satte pa Jakob 
och betackte Jakobs hander och hals med skinnen av killin- 
gar och getter for att gora Jakob luden som Esau. Darefter 
lamnade hon at Jakob den smakliga ratten och brodet, som 
hon hade tillrett, och sande honom in till hans fader Isak. 
Och Jakob gick in till sin fader och sade: "Min fader!" 
Isak svarade: "Vad vill du? Vem ar du, min son? ,, 



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Jacob said : "I am Esau thy first born." And he offered 
his father the sweet-smelling food. Isaac wondered how 
his son could have found the deer and prepared the dish so 
quickly. And surely, this could not be Esau, for his voice 
sounded like the voice of Jacob ! But he bade him come 
close to him. He took his hands in his. The hands were 
hairy. Jacob was again asked if he were Esau, and he said 
that he was. Then Isaac ate the food. And Jacob brought 
him wine, and he drank of it: Then Isaac said : "Come near 
now, and kiss me, my son." 

The Blessing. Jacob came near and kissed Isaac. Isaac 
smelled the smell of the field from the garments that Jacob 
wore. And the gentle old father truly believed that he was 
Esau, and thereupon gave Jacob, the younger son, his 
special blessing. 



LESSON 12 

TEXT: GEN. 28: 10-22 

10. And Jacob went out from 10. Men Jakob begav sig fran 
Beer-sheba, and went toward Ha- Beer-Seba pa vag till Haran. 
ran. 

11. And he lighted upon a cer- 11- Och han kom da till den he- 
tain place, and tarried there all h 9a platsen och stannade dar 
night, because the sun was set; over natten, ty solen hade gatt 
and he took one of the stones of ned ; och han t0 9 en av stenarna 
the place, and put it under his P a platsen for att hava den till 
head, and lay down in that place huvudgard och lade sig att sova 
to sleep. dar - 



12. And he dreamed: and, 



12. Da hade han en drom. Han 



e^tf and tte top"* tt reached" S§ * en ste ^ e vara rest » a *> rden 

eartn, and tne top ot it reacnea Qch degg 5yre ~ nd rackt upp 

to heaven; and, behold the angels himme ien, och Gnds anglar 

of God ascending and descending gLego upp Qch ned p& den 

13. And, behold, Jehovah stood 13. Och se, Herren stod frarr 

above it, and said, I am Jehovah, for honom och sade: "Jag ar Her- 

the God of Abraham thy father, ren, Abrahams, din faders, Gud 

and the God of Isaac: the land och Isaks Gud. Det iand, dar du 

whereon thou liest, to thee will I ligger, skall jag giva at dig och 

give it, and to thy seed; din sad. 



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69 



Jakob sade: "Jag ar Esau, din forstfodde." Och han 
bjod sin fader pa den smakliga ratten. Isak undrade huru 
sonen hade sa snart funnit villebradet och tillagat ratten. 
Och huru kunde detta vara Esau, da rosten var Jakobs! 
Men han bad honom komma narmare. Han tog hans han- 
der i sina. De voro ludna. Och Isak fragade : "Ar du verk- 
ligen min son Esau?" Och Jakob svarade: "Ja." Da tog 
Isak for sig av ratten och at. Och Jakob rackte honom vin, 
och han drack. Sedan sade Isak: "Kom hit och kyss mig, 
min son." 

V alsignelsen. Och Jakob gick fram och kysste Isak. Isak 
kande lukten av hans klader, doften fran marken. Och den 
blide gamle fadern overtygades, att det verkligen var Esau, 
och gav darpa den forstfoddes valsignelse till Jakob, den 
yngre sonen. 



LAXAN 12 




Jacob's Ladder 

(Jakobs stege) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Gen. 28:15 

And, behold, I am with thee, and 
will keep thee withersoever thou 
goest. 



MEMORY WORK 

The First Psalm. 



TaNKESPRaK 
1 Mos. 28:15 

Och se, jag ar med dig och skall 
bevara dig, varheist du gar. 



MINNESARBETE 

Den forsta psalmen, 



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14. and thy seed shall be as the 
dust of the earth, and thou shalt 
spread abroad to the west, and to 
the east, and to the north, and to 
the south: and in thee and in thy 
seed shall all the families of the 
earth be blessed. 

15. And, behold, I am with thee, 
and will keep thee withersoever 
thou goest, and will bring thee 
again into this land; for I will not 
leave thee, until | have done that 
which I have spoken to thee of. 

16. And Jacob awaked out of 
his sleep, and he said, Surely 
Jehovah is in this place; and I 
knew it not. 

17. And he was afraid, and said, 
How dreadful is this place! this 
is none other than the house of 
God, and this is the gate of 
heaven. 



18. And Jacob rose up early in 
the morning, and took the stone 
that he had put under his head, 
and set it up for a pillar, and 
poured oil upon the top of it. 

19. And he called the name of 
that place Bethel: but the name 
of the city was Luz at the first. 

20. And Jacob vowed a vow, 
saying, If God will be with me, 
and will keep me in this way that 
I go, and will give me bread to 
eat, and raiment to put on, 

21. so that I come again to my 
father's house in peace, and Je- 
hovah will be my God, 

22. then this stone, which I 
have set up for a pillar, shall be 
God's house: and of all that thou 
shalt give me I will surely give 
the tenth unto thee. 



Jacob's Flight and His Dream at Bethel 

Esau's Threat. And Esau hated his brother Jacob because 
of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau 
said in his heart, " After the days of mourning for my father 
are past, then will I slay my brother Jacob." 

The Flight. But Rebekah heard of the words of Esau, and 
she sent for Jacob and said unto him : "Behold, thy brother 
Esau proposes to kill thee. Now therefore, my son, obey 
my voice ; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother, to Ha- 
ran ; and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury 
turn away." 

Jacob went. It was a long journey to Haran. Evening 
came. Jacob was tired and his heart was sad. As the sun 
set, he came to a place where he thought he would like to 
rest for the night. He took one of the stones of the place, 
and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to 
sleep. 



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n 



14. Och din sad skall bliva sa- 
som stoftet pa jorden, och du 
skall utbreda dig at vaster och 
oster och norr och soder, och 
alia slakter pa jorden skola var- 
da valsignade i dig och i din sad. 

15. Och se, jag ar med dig och 
skall bevara dig, varhelst du gar, 
och jag skall fora dig tillbaka till 
detta land; ty jag skall icke over- 
giva dig, till dess jag har gjort 
vad jag har lovat dig." 

16. Nar Jakob vaknade upp ur 
somnen, sade han: "Herren ar 
sannerligen pa denna plats, och 
jag visste det icke!" 

17. Och han betogs av fruktan 
och sade: "Detta maste vara en 
helig plats; har bor forvisso Gud, 
och har ar himmelens port." 



18. Och bittida om morgonen 
stod . Jakob upp och tog stenen, 
som han hade haft till huvud- 
gard, och reste den till en stod 
och got olja darovanpa. 

19. Och han gav den platsen 
namnet Betel; forut hade staden 
hetat Lus. 

20. Och Jakob gjorde ett lofte 
och sade: "Om Gud ar med mig 
och bevarar mig under den resa, 
som jag nu ar stadd pa, och giver 
mig brod till att ata och klader 
till att klada mig med, 

21. sa att jag kommer i frid till- 
baka till min faders hus, da skall 
Herren vara min Gud; 

22. och denna sten, som jag har 
rest till en stod, skall bliva ett 
Guds hus, och av allt, vad du gi- 
ver mig, skall jag giva dig tion- 
de." 



Jakobs flykt och hans drom vid Betel 

Esaus hotelse. Esau blev hatsk mot Jakob for den valsig- 
nelses skull, som hans fader hade givit honom. Och Esau 
sade vid sig sjalv: "Snart skola de dagar komma, da vi fa 
sorja var fader; da skall jag drapa min broder Jakob." 

Flykten. Nar det berattades for Rebecka vad Esau hade 
sagt, sande hon efter Jakob och sade till honom: "Se, din 
broder Esau vill hamnas pa dig och drapa dig. Sa hor nu, 
vad jag sager, min son, sta upp och fly till min broder La- 
ban i Haran, och stanna nagon tid hos honom, till dess din 
broders forbittring upphort." 

Och Jakob begav sig ivag. Det var en lang vandring till 
Haran. Kvallen kom. Jakob var trott, och hans hjarta var 
tungt. Da solen gick ned, hade han kommit till en plats, 
dar han ville stanna over natten. Han tog en av stenarna 
pa platsen for att hava den till huvudgard och lade sig dar 
att sova. 



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The Dream. And he dreamed. And, behold, a ladder rested 
on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven, and angels 
of God walked up and down upon it. God stood above it, 
and said : "I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham, and the God 
of Isaac : the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, 
and to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the 
earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the 
east, and to the north and to the south : and in thee and in 
thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed." 

"And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee wither- 
soever thou goest, and will bring thee again unto this land ; 
for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have 
spoken to thee of." 

The Awakening. Jacob waked out of his sleep and was 
afraid. He knew that he had dreamed. But he felt, too, 
how near God had been to him in his dream. He said: 
"This is none other than the house of God, and this is the 
gate of heaven." But Jacob got up and took the stone, upon 
which he had slept, and set it up as a pillar, and poured 
oil on top of it. And he called the place Bethel. 

Jacob's Promise to God. And Jacob vowed a vow at Bethel, 
saying: "If God will be with me, and will keep me in this 
way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and raiment to 
put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, 
and Jehovah will be my God, then this stone, which I have 
set up for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou, 
God, shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee." 



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Drommen. Han dromde. Han sag en stege rest pa jorden, 
och dess ovre ande rackte upp till himmelen, och Guds ang- 
lar stego upp och ned pa den. Och se, Herren stod framfor 
honom och sade: "Jag ar Herren, Abrahams, din faders, 
Gud och Isaks Gud. Det land, dar du ligger, skall jag giva 
at dig och din sad. Och din sad skall bliva sasom stoftet pa 
jorden, och du skall utbreda dig at vaster och oster och 
norr och soder, och alia slakter pa jorden skola varda valsig- 
nade i dig och i din sad." 

"Och se, jag ar med dig och skall bevara dig, varhelst du 
gar, och jag skall fora dig tillbaka till detta land; ty jag 
skall icke overgiva dig, till dess jag har gjort vad jag har lo- 
vat dig." 

Uppvaknandet. Jakob vaknade. Han forstod, att han hade 
haft en betydelsefull drom. Han betogs av fruktan. Men 
han kande aven, att Gud hade varit honom mycket nara i 
drommen. Han sade: "Har bor forvisso Gud, och har ar 
himmelens port." Och Jakob stod upp och tog stenen, pa 
vilken han hade vilat sitt huvud, och reste den till en stod 
och got olja darovanpa. Och han gav platsen namnet Betel. 

Jakobs lofte infor Gud. Och Jakob gav Gud ett heligt 
ltifte, sagande : "Om Gud ar med mig och bevarar mig under 
den resa, som jag nu ar stadd pa, och giver mig brod till 
att ata och klader till att klada mig med, sa att jag kommer 
i frid tillbaka till min faders hus, da skall Herren vara min 
Gud; och denna sten, som jag har rest, skall bliva ett Guds 
hus, och av allt, vad du, Gud, giver mig, skall jag giva dig 
tionde." 



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LESSON 13 



TEXT: GEN. 32: 24—33: 4 



24. And Jacob was left alone; 
and there wrestled a man with 
him until the breaking of the day. 

25. And when he saw that he 
prevailed not against him, he 
touched the hollow of his thigh; 
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh 
was strained, as he wrestled with 
him. 

26. And he said, Let me go, for 
the day breaketh. And he said, I 
will not let thee go, except thou 
bless me. 

27. And he said unto him, What 
is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 

28. And he said, Thy name shall 
be called no more Jacob, but Is- 
rael: for thou hast striven with 
God and with men, and hast pre- 
vailed. 



24. Och Jakob blev ensam kvar. 
Da. brottades en man med honom, 
till dess morgonrodnaden gick 
upp. 

25. Och nar denne sag, att han 
icke kunde bvervinna Jakob, gav 
han honom ett slag pa hoftleden, 
sa att hbften gick ur led, under 
det han brottades med honom. 

26. Och mannen sade: "Slapp 
mig, ty morgonrodnaden gar 
upp." Men han svarade: "Jag 
slapper dig icke, med mindre an 
du valsignar mig." 

27. Da sade han till honom: 
"Vad ar ditt namn?" Han svara- 
de: "Jakob." 

28. Han sade: "Du skall icke 
mer heta Jakob, utan Israel, ty du 
har kampat med Gud och med 

manniskor och vunnit seger." 



29. And Jacob asked him, and 
said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy 
name. And he said, Wherefore is 
it that thou dost ask after my 
name? And he blessed him there. 



29. Da fragade Jakob och sade: 
"Lit mig veta ditt namn." Han 
svarade: "Varfor fragar du ef- 
ter mitt namn?" Och han val- 
signade honom dar. 



30. And Jacob called the name 
of the place Peniel: for, said he, 
I have seen God face to face, and 
my life is preserved. 

31. And the sun rose upon him 
as he passed over Penuel, and he 
limped upon his thigh. 

32. Therefore the children of 
Israel eat not the sinew of the 
hip which is upon the hollow of 
the thigh, unto this day: because 
he touched the hollow of Jacob's 
thigh in the sinew of the hip. 



30. Men Jakob gav platsen nam- 
net Peniel, "ty", sade han, "jag 
har sett Gud ansikte mot ansikte, 
och dock har mitt liv blivit rad- 
dat". 

31. Och nar han hade kommit 
fbrbi Penuel, sag han solen ga 
upp; men han haltade pa hbften. 

32. Fordenskull ata Israels barn 
annu i dag icke hoftsenan, som 
ligger pa. hoftleden, darfor namli- 
gen, att han gav Jakob ett slag 
pa hoftleden, p& hoftsenan. 



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Jacob Wrestles with an Angel 

(Jakob brottas med en angel) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Gen. 32:26 

"I will not let thee go, except 
thou bless me." 

MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 119:9 

Wherewith shall a young man 

cleanse his way? 
By taking heed thereto according 

to thy word. 

TaNKESPRAK 
1 Mos. 32:26 

"Jag slapper dig icke, med min- 
dre du valsignar mig." 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 119:9. 

Hum skall en yngling bevara sin 

vag obesmittad? 
Nar han haller sig efter ditt ord. 



1. And Jacob lifted up his 
eyes, and looked, and, behold, 
Esau was coming, and with him 
four hundred men. And he divided 
the children unto Leah, and unto 
Rachel, and unto the two hand- 
maids. 

2. And he put the handmaids 
and their children foremost, and 
Leah and her children after, and 
Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 

3. And he himself passed over 
before them, and bowed himself 
to the ground seven times, until 
he came near to his brother. 

4. And Esau ran to meet him, 
and embraced him, and fell on his 
neck, and kissed him: and they 
wept. 



1. Och Jakob lyfte upp sina 
ogon och fick se Esau komma 
med fyra hundra man. Da fbrde- 
lade han sina barn pa Lea och 
Rakel och de bada tjanstekvin- 
norna. 

2. Och han lat tjanstekvinnor- 
na med deras barn gk framst, 
Lea med hennes barn darnast och 
Rakel med Josef sist. 

3. Och sjalv gick han framfor 
dem och bugade sig sju ganger 
ned till jorden, till dess han kom 
fram till sin broder. 

4. Men Esau skyndade emot 
honom och tog honom i famn och 
1611 honom om halsen och kysste 
honom; och de grato. 



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Jacob Wrestles with God 

Jacob Decides to Return to the Home of His Father. 

Jacob had stayed a long time in Haran with his uncle Laban, 
when he decided to return to his father's home. In Haran 
Jacob had married. He had a big family and many posses- 
sions, for God had blessed him and made him prosperous. 

So he gathered together his family and his servants and 
his herds and flocks and went on his way. 

Jacob Fears His Brother Esau. But Jacob remembered his 
brother Esau's hatred and the vow that he had vowed, and 
Jacob feared his brother. He sent messengers ahead to meet 
Esau and plead with him, that he might find favor in his 
sight. 

The messengers returned unto Jacob and said: "We 
came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet 
thee, and four hundred men with him." Then Jacob was 
greatly afraid, and prepared to meet him and to flee, if need 
be. Jacob prayed to God and said : 'lam not worthy of the 
least of all the lovingkindnesses, and of all the truth, which 
thou hast shown unto thy servant .... Deliver me, I pray 
thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau : 
for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, and the mother 
with the children." 

And Jacob kept sending groups of servants ahead with 
presents to Esau, each with a message, saying: "Behold, thy 
servant Jacob is behind us." 

Jacob Meets a Stranger in the Night. Then Jacob sent his 
family and the other servants and his flocks and herds 
across the stream Jabbok and onward on the journey, while 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 77 

Jakob brottas med Gud 

Jakob bestdmmer sig for att dtervdnda till sitt hem, Ja- 
kob hade varit lange i Haran hos sin morbror Laban, da 
han bestamde sig for att fara hem till sitt land igen. I Ha- 
ran hade Jakob gift sig. Han hade nu en stor familj och 
manga agodelar, ty Gud hade valsignat honom och gjort 
hans foretag lyckosamma. 

Nu samlade han sin familj, sina tjanare och sina far 
och boskapshjordar, och begav sig pa hemresan. 

Jakob fruktar for att mota sin broder Esau. Men Jakob 
tankte pa sin broder Esaus hat och den ed han svurit, och 
Jakob fruktade att mota sin broder. Han sande budbarare 
i forvag till Esau for att media med honom, och salunda 
finna nad infor honom. 

Budbararna kommo tillbaka till Jakob och sade: "Vi 
traffade din broder Esau, som redan drager emot dig med 
fyra hundra man." Da blev Jakob forskrackt, och beredde 
sig pa att mota Esau och att fly, om sa var av noden. Jakob 
bad till Gud och sade: "Jag ar for ringa till all den nad och 
all den trofasthet, som du har bevisat din tjanare . . . Radda 
mig undan min broder Esaus hand, ty jag fruktar, att han 
kommer och forgor mig utan att ens skona modrar och 
barn." 

Och Jakob sande den ena beskickningen av tjanare efter 
den andra i forvag till Esau med gavor och med budskapet : 
"Ocksa din tjanare Jakob kommer har efter oss." 

Jakob moter en framling i natien. Sedan forde Jakob sin 
familj, sina ovriga tjanare och sin boskap over backen Jab- 
bok och sande dem vidare pa resan, medan han drojde en- 



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he tarried behind. And when Jacob was alone, that night, 
a stranger came and wrestled with him until daybreak. The 
stranger was an angel. He was powerful. Jacob was also 
strong. The struggle was a hard one. When the angel saw 
that he could not prevail against Jacob, he touched the hol- 
low of Jacob's thigh and it was strained, as he wrestled with 
him. 

The angel said : "Let me go, for the day breaketh !" But 
Jacob answered: "I will not let thee go, except thou bless 
me." Then the angel said : "What is thy name?" And Jacob 
told him. 

The Stranger Blesses Jacob and Gives Him a New Name. 

The angel said: "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, 
but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, 
and hast prevailed." Jacob could not persuade the angel to 
reveal his name, but the angel blessed Jacob. And Jacob 
called the place Peniel: for said he: "I have seen God face 
to face, and my life is preserved." 

The sun rose and Jacob, limping because of his lame 
thigh, continued on his journey. 

Jacob Meets Esau and Is Forgiven. A short distance from 
Peniel, Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked and behold, Esau 
was coming, and with him four hundred men. Jacob made 
ready to meet him. He went on before his family, and 
bowed himslf to the ground seven times until he came near 
to his brother. 

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell 
on his neck and kissed him ; and they wept. 



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sam kvar. Dar i ensamheten, under natten, kom en man 
och brottades med honom, till dess morgonrodnaden gick 
upp. Framlingen liknade en angel. Han var kraftig. Ja- 
kob var ocksa stark. Kampen blev ihardig. Nar angeln 
sag, att han ej kunde overvinna Jakob, gav han honom ett 
slag pa hoftleden, sa att hoften gick ur led, under det han 
brottades med honom. 

Angeln sade: "Slapp mig, ty morgonrodnaden gar upp." 
Men Jakob svarade : "Jag slapper dig icke, med mindre du 
valsignar mig." Angeln sade: "Vad ar ditt namn?" Jakob 
talade om det. 

Framlingen valsignar Jakob och giver honom ett nytt namn. 

Angeln sade: "Du skall icke mer heta Jakob, utan Israel, 
ty du har kampat med Gud och med manniskor och vunnit 
seger." Jakob kunde icke forma angeln att saga honom sitt 
namn, men angeln valsignade Jakob. Och Jakob kallade 
platsen Peniel, "Ty," sade han, "Jag har sett Gud ansikte 
mot ansikte, och dock har mitt liv blivit raddat." 

Solen gick upp, och Jakob, haltande pa hoften, fort- 
satte sin fard. 

Jakob mbter Esau och mottager forldtelse. Icke langt fran 
Peniel, da Jakob lyfte upp sina ogon, fick han se Esau kom- 
ma med fyra hundra man. Jakob beredde sig for att mota 
honom. Han gick framfor sin familj, och bugade sig sju 
ganger ned till jorden, till dess han kom fram till sin broder. 

Men Esau skyndade emot honom och tog honom i famn 
och foil honom om halsen och kysste honom ; och de grato. 



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LESSON 14 



TEXT: GEN. 37: 17-36 



17. And Joseph went after his 
brethren, and found them in 
Dothan. 

18. And they saw him afar off, 
and before he came near unto 
them, they conspired against him 
to slay him. 

19. And they said one to an- 
other, Behold, this dreamer com- 
eth. 

20. Come now therefore, and let 
us slay him, and cast him into one 
of the pits, and we will say, An 
evil beast hath devoured him: 
and we shall see what will be- 
come of his dreams. 

21. And Reuben heard it, and 
delivered him out of their hand, 
and said, Let us not take his life. 

22. And Reuben said unto them, 
Shed no blood; cast him into this 
pit that is in the wilderness, but 
lay no hand upon him: that he 
might deliver him out of their 
hand, to restore him to his father. 

23. And it came to pass, when 
Joseph was come unto his breth- 
ren, that they stripped Joseph of 
his coat, the coat of many colors 
that was on him; 

24. and they took him, and cast 
him into the pit; and the pit was 
empty, there was no water in it. 

25. And they sat down to eat 
bread: and they lifted up their 



17. D&, gick Josef vidare efter 
sina broder och fann dem i Do- 
tan. 

18. Nar de nu pa avstand fingo 
se honom, innan han annu hade 
hunnit fram till dem, lade de rad 
om att doda honom. 

19. De sade tillvarandra : "Se, 
dar kommer drommaren. 

20. Upp, lat oss nu drapa ho- 
nom och kasta honom i en brunn; 
sedan kunna vi saga, att ett vild- 
djur har atit upp honom. Sa fa 
vi se, huru det gar med hans 
drommar." 

21. Men nar Ruben horde detta, 
ville han radda honom undan de- 
ras hander och sade: "L§,t oss 
icke sla. ihjal honom." 

22. Ytterligare sade Ruben til! 
dem; "Utgjuten icke blod; kas- 
ten honom i brunnen har i oknen, 
men baren icke hand pa honom." 
Han ville namligen radda honom 
undan deras hander och fora ho- 
nom tillbaka till hans fader. 

23. Da nu Josef kom fram till 
sina broder, togo de av honom 
hans livkladnad, den fotsida klad- 
naden, som han hade pa. sig, 

24. och grepo honom och kasta- 
de honom i brunnen; men brun- 
nen var torn, intet vatten fanns 
dari. 

25. Darefter satte de sig ned 
for att ata. Nar de da. lyfte upp 



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Joseph is Sold to the Merchants 

(Josef saljes till kopmannen) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 34:19 
Many are the afflictions of the 

righteous; 
But Jehovah delivereth him out of 

them all. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 119:10, 11 

With my whole heart have I 

sought thee: 
Oh let me not wander from thy 

commandments. 
Thy word have I laid up in my 

heart, 
That I might not sin against thee. 
Repeat verses 9-11. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Ps. 34:20 

Den rattfardige maste lida myc- 
ket, men Herren raddar honom ur 
allt. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 119:10, 11 

Jag soker dig av allt mitt hjarta; 

lat mig icke fara vilse fran 

dina bud. 
Jag gommer ditt tal i mitt hjarta, 

for att jag icke skall synda 

mot dig. 

Repetera verserna 9-11. 



eyes and looked, and, behold, a 
caravan of Ishmaelites was com- 
ing from Gilead, with their camels 
bearing spicery and balm and 
myrrh, going to carry it down to 
Egypt. 



sina ogon, fingo de se ett tag av 
ismaeliter komma fran Gilead, 
och deras kameler voro lastade 
med dragantgummi, balsam och 
ladanum, de voro pa vag med det- 
ta ned till Egypten. 



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26. And Judah said unto his 
brethren, What profit is it if we 
siay our brother and conceal his 
blood? 

27. Come, and let us sell him to 
the Ishmaelites, and let not our 
hand be upon him; for he is our 
brother, our flesh. And his breth- 
ren hearkened unto him. 

28. And there passed by Midian- 
ites, merchantmen; and they drew 
and lifted up Joseph out of the 
pit, and sold Joseph to the 
Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of 
silver. And they brought Joseph 
into Egypt. 

29. And Reuben returned unto 
the pit; and, behold, Joseph was 
not in the pit; and he rent his 
clothes. 

30. And he returned unto his 
brethren, and said, The child is 
not; and I, whither shall I go? 

31. And they took Joseph's coat, 
and killed a he-goat, and dipped 
the coat in the blood; 



32. and they sent the coat of 
many colors, and they brought it 
to their father, and said, This 
have we found: know now 
whether it is thy son's coat or not. 

33. And he knew it, and said, It 
is my son's coat; an evil beast 
hath devoured him; Joseph is 
without doubt torn in pieces. 

34. And Jacob rent his gar- 
ments, and put sackcloth upon his 
loins, and mourned for his son 
many days. 

35. And all his sons and all his 
daughters rose up to comfort him; 
but he refused to be comforted; 
and he said, For I will go down 
to Sheol to my son mourning. And 
his father wept for him. 

36. And the Midianites sold him 
into Egypt unto Potiphar, an of- 
ficer of Pharaoh's, the captain of 
the guard. 



The Dreamer Who Was Sold into Slavery 
by His Own Brothers 

The Boy and His Father. And Jacob, who was called Israel, 
dwelt in the land of his fathers' sojournings, in the land of 
Canaan, together with his twelve sons. Now Israel loved 
his son Joseph more than all his children, because he was 
a child of his old age. He made him a coat of many colors. 
For this reason his brothers hated Joseph and could not 
speak peaceably unto him. 

The Dreamer. But Joseph's brothers hated him, too, be- 
cause he was a dreamer. Joseph dreamed that he and his 
brothers were in a field binding sheaves together, and Jo- 
seph's sheaf stood erect in the middle of the field, while his 
brothers' sheaves stood around it and bowed to his sheaf! 
In another dream Joseph saw the sun and the moon and 



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s:: 



26. Da sade Juda till sina bro- 
der: "Vad gagn hava vi darav, 
att vi drapa var broder och dolja 
hans blod? 

27. Nej, l&t oss salja honom till 
ismaeliterna; m& var hand icke 
komma vid honom, ty han ar ju 
var broder, vart eget kott." Och 
hans broder lydde honom. 

28. Da nu midjanitiska kopman 
kommo dar forbi, drogo de upp 
Josef ur brunnen; och de slide 
Josef for tjugo siklar silver till 
ismaeliterna. Dessa fbrde sa Jo- 
sef till Egypten. 

29. Nar sedan Ruben kom till- 
baka till brunnen, se, d& fanns 
Josef icke i brunnen. Da rev han 
sonder sina klader 

30. och vande tillbaka till sina 
broder och sade: "Gossen ar ic- 
ke dar, vart skall jag nu taga va- 
gen?" 

31. Men de togo Josefs livklad- 
nad och slaktade en bock och 
doppade kladnaden i blodet; 



32. darefter sande de den fot- 
sida livkladnaden hem till sin fa- 
der och lato saga: "Denna hava 
vi funnit; se efter, om det ar din 
sons livkladnad eller icke." 

33. Och han kande igen den 
och sade: "Det ar min sons liv- 
kladnad; ett vilddjur har atit upp 
honom, for visso ar Josef ihjalri- 
ven." 

34. Och Jakob rev sonder sina 
klader och svepte sacktyg om si- 
na lander och sorjde sin son i 
lang tid. 

35. Och alia hans soner och al- 
ia hans dottrar kommo for att 
trosta honom; men han ville ic- 
ke lata trosta sig utan sade: "Jag 
skall med sorg fara ned i dodsri- 
ket till min son." S& begrat hans 
fader honom. 

36. Men medaniterna fbrde ho- 
nom till Egypten och salde honom 
till Potifar, som var hovman hos 
Farao och hovitsman for draban- 
terna. 



Drommaren, som saldes till slav av 
sina egna broder 

Fader och son. Men Jakob, som kallades Israel, bosatte sig 
i det land, dar hans fader bott som framlingar, namligen 
Kanaans land. Han bodde dar tillsammans med sina tolv 
soner. Men Israel hade sonen Josef karare an all sina an- 
dra barn, eftersom han var ett barn av Israels alderdom. 
Och han lat gora at Josef en fotsid livkladnad. Pa grund 
harav blevo Josefs broder hatska mot honom och kunde icke 
tala vanligt till honom. 

Drommaren. Men Josefs broder hatade honom aven for 
hans drommars skull. En gang dromde Josef, att han och 
hans broder bundo karvar tillsammans pa ett fait, och Jo- 
sefs karve reste sig och blev staende och brodernas karvar 
stodo runt omkring och bugade sig for Josefs karve. Aven 



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eleven stars bow to him! Joseph's brothers felt certain 
that Joseph was dreaming of a time when he would be so 
great that his own father and mother and brothers would 
bow before him. This made the brothers very envious of 
Joseph. But his father pondered over the dreams when he 
heard them, and kept the sayings in his heart. 

The Errand. Joseph's brothers were shepherds who cared 
for their father's flocks. One day Israel said to Joseph: 
"Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well 
with the flock ; and bring me word again." Joseph went to 
his brothers and found them in Dothan. 

The Brothers Plot to Kill Joseph. And they saw Joseph 
afar off. They said to one another: "Behold, this dreamer 
cometh. Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast 
him into one of the pits, and we will say, An evil beast hath 
devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his 
dreams." 

Reuben's Plea. But his oldest brother, Reuben, said: "Let 
us not take his life. Shed no blood; cast him into this pit 
that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him." Reuben 
thought thereby to deliver Joseph out of his brothers' hands 
and restore him to his father. 

When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of 
his coat of many colors and cast him into the pit. 

A Chance to Make Money. And they all sat down to eat 
bread, all but Reuben, who had been called away. Then they 
saw a caravan of traders coming their way to Egypt with 
spices and balm and myrrh. And Judah, the fourth of the 
sons, said to his brothers : "What profit is it if we slay our 
brother and conceal his blood ? Come, let us sell him." The 
others consented. 

Joseph Sold to the Traders. So they drew Joseph up out 
of the pit and sold him to the traders for twenty pieces of 



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dromde Josef, att han sag solen och manen och elva stjarnor 
buga sig for honom. Harav forstodo hans broder, att Josef 
dromde om en tid, da han skulle bliva sa maktig och upp- 
hojd, att till och med hans fader och moder och all broderna 
maste knaboja infor honom. De avundades honom storli- 
gen. Men hans fader, da han horde drommarna, begrun- 
dade dem och bevarade dem i sitt hjarta. 

Arendet. Josefs broder voro herdar, som vaktade sin faders 
hjordar. En dag sade Israel till Josef: "Ga och se efter om 
det star val till med dina broder och om det star val till med 
faren, och kom tillbaka till mig med svar." Och Josef gick 
ut till sina broder och fann dem i Dotan. 

Broderna rddplaga att doda Josef. Och de sago Josef pa 
avstand. De sade till varandra : "Se dar kommer dromma- 
ren. Upp, lat oss nu drapa honom och kasta honom i en 
brunn ; sedan kunna vi saga, att ett vilddjur har atit upp ho- 
nom. Sa fa vi se, huru det gar med hans drommar." 

Rubens vadjan. Men hans aldste broder Ruben sade: "Lat 
oss icke sla ihjal honom. Utgjuten icke blod; kasten honom 
i en brunn har i oknen, men baren icke hand pa honom." 
Ruben ville namligen radda Josef undan brodernas hander 
och fora honom tillbaka till hans fader. 

Da Josef kom fram till sina broder, togo de av honom 
den fotsida livkladnaden och kastade honom i en torr brunn. 

Ett tillfalle att fortjdna penningar. Darefter satte de sig 
ned for att ata brod, alia utom Ruben, som lamnat dem. Da 
fingo de se en kopmannakaravan narma sig dem pa vagen. 
Kopmannen voro pa vag till Egypten med kryddor, balsam 
och ladanum. Da sade Juda, den fjarde i ordningen, till 
sina broder: "Vad gagn hava vi darav, att vi drapa var 
broder och dolja hans blod? Nej, lat oss salja honom !" Det 
hollo de andra med om. 

Josef saljes till kopmannen. Darpa drogo de upp Josef ur 
brunnen och salde honom till kopmannen for tjugu siklar 



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of silver. And the traders took Joseph with them to Egypt 
and sold him there as a slave. 

Reuben's Distress. When Reuben returned to his brothers 
at the place where, the pit was, and found that Joseph 
was- not in the pit, he was deeply grieved. He said to his 
brothers: 'The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?" 

Israel's Grief. And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he- 
goat, and dipped the coat in the blood. Then they sent the 
coat to their father, saying: 'This have we found: know 
now whether it is thy son's coat or not." And Israel knew 
it, and said : "It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured 
him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces." And Israel 
mourned for Joseph many days and would not be comforted. 



LESSON 15 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 91:15 

He shall call upon me, and I will 

answer him; 
I will be with him in trouble: 
I will deliver him, and honor him. 



TaNKESPRaK 
Ps. 91:15 

Han akallar mig, och jag skall 

svara honom; 
Jag ar med honom i noden, 
jag skall radda honom och lata 

honom komma till ara. 



TEXT: GEN. 39: 20, 41:38-49 



20. And Joseph's master took 
him, and put him into the prison, 
the place where the king's pris- 
oners were bound: and he was 
there in the prison. 

***** 

38. And Pharaoh said unto his 
servants, Can we find such a one 
as this, a man in whom the spirit 
of God is? 

39. And Pharaoh said unto Jo- 
seph, Forasmuch as God hath 
showed thee all this, there is none 
so discreet and wise as thou: 



20. Och Josefs herre tog honom 
och lat satta honom i det fangel- 
se, dar konungens fangar sutto 
fangslade; dar fick han da vara i 
iangelse. 

* * * * 

38. Och Farao sade till sina tja- 
nare: "Kunna vi finna nagon, 
i vilken Guds ande sa ar som i 
denne?" 

39. Och Farao sade till Josef: 
"Eftersom Gud har kungjort f6r 
dig allt detta, finnes ingen, som 
ar sa forstandig och vis som du. 



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silver. Och kopmannen forde Josef med sig till Egyptcn, 
dar de salde honom sasom slav. 

Rubens angest, Nar sedan Ruben kom tillbaka till broderna, 
fanns icke Josef i brunnen, och Ruben blev full av angest. 
Han sade till broderna: "Gossen ar icke dar, vart skall jag 
nu taga vagen?" 

israels sorg. Och de togo Josefs livkladnad och slaktade en 
bock och doppade kladnaden i blodet. Daref ter sande de den 
fotsida livkladnaden till sin fader och lato saga : "Denna ha- 
va vi funnit; se, om det ar din sons livkladnad eller icke." 
Och Israel kande igen den och sade : "Det ar min sons liv- 
kladnad; ett vilddjur har atit upp honom, for visso ar Josef 
ihjalriven." Och Israel sorjde Josef i lang tid och ville 
icke lata trosta sig. 



LAXAN 15 




Joseph Exalted 

(Josef upphojd) 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 119:12-14 

Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: 
Teach me thy statutes. 
With my lips have I declared 
All the ordinances of iny mouth. 
I have rejoiced in the way of uiy 

testimonies. 
As much as in all riches. 

Repeat verses 9-14. 



MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 119:12—14 

Lovad vare du, Herre! 

Lar mig dina stadgar. 

Med mina lappar fortaljer jag 

alia din muns ratter. 

Jag frojdar mig over dina vittnes- 

bords vag 
sasom over alia skatter. 

Re pet era verserna 9-14. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



40. thou shalt be over my house, 
and according unto thy word shall 
all my people be ruled: only in 
the throne will I be greater than 
thou. 

41. And Pharaoh said unto Jo- 
seph, See, I have set thee over all 
the land of Egypt. 

42. And Pharaoh took off his 
signet ring from his hand, and put 
it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed 
him in vestures of fine linen, and 
put a gold chain about his neck; 

43. and he made him to ride in 
the second chariot which he had, 
and they cried before him, Bow 
the knee: and he set him over all 
the land of Egypt. 

44. And Pharaoh said unto Jo- 
seph, I am Pharaoh, and without 
thee shall no man lift up his hand 
or his foot in all the land of 
Egypt. 

45. And Pharaoh called Joseph's 
name Zaphenath-paneah; and he 



gave him to wife Asenath, the 
daughter of Potiphera priest of 
On. And Joseph went out over 
the land of Egypt. 

46. And Joseph was thirty years 
old when he stood before Pharaon 
king of Egypt. And Joseph went 
out from the presence of Pharaoh, 
and went throughout all the land 
of Egypt. 

47. And in the seven plenteous 
years the earth brought forth by 
handfuls. 

48. And he gathered up all the 
food of the seven years which 
were in the land of Egypt, and 
laid up the food in the cities: the 
food of the field, which was round 
about every city, laid he up in the 
same. 

49. And Joseph laid up grain as 
the sand of the sea, very much, 
uncil he left off numbering; for 
it was without number. 



The Prisoner Who Became a Ruler 

Joseph is Put in Prison. The traders sold Joseph unto 
Potiphar in Egypt. Potiphar was the captain of Pharaoh's 
guard. As overseer of Potiphar's house Joseph fared well 
for a time. But one day, when Potiphar's wife could not 
tempt Joseph to sin, she lied about him to her husband, and 
his wrath was so kindled against Joseph that he put him 
into prison. It was the prison where the king's prisoners 
were kept. 

But God was with Joseph in prison. And the keeper of 
the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that 
were in the prison. 

Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison. Pharaoh's chief but- 
ler and chief baker were among the prisoners, and each had 
a dream in the same night. The butler dreamed that he 
saw a vine with three branches which budded, blossomed, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



89 



40. Du skall forest! mitt hus, 
och efter dina befallningar skall 
allt mitt folk ratta sig, allenast 
dari, att tronen forbliver min, 
vill jag vara former an du." 

41. Ytterligare sade Farao till 
Josef: "Jag satter dig nu over 
hela Egyptens land." 

42. Och Farao tog ringen av sin 
hand och satte den pa Josefs 
hand och lat klada honom i kla- 
der av fint linne och hangde den 
gyllene kedjan om hans hals. 

43. Och han lat honom aka i 
vagnen narmast efter sin egen, 
och man utropade framfor honom 
"abrek". Och han satte honom 
over hela Egyptens land. 

44. Och Farao sade till Josef: 
"Jag ar Farao; utan din vilja 
skall ingen i hela Egyptens land 
lyfta hand eller fot." 

45. Och Farao gav Josef nam- 
net Safenat-Panea och gav honom 
till hustru Asenat, dotter till Po- 



ti-Fera, prasten i On. Och Josef 
begav sig ut och besag Egyptens 
land. 

46. Josef var trettio ar gammal, 
nar han stod infbr Farao, konun- 
gen i Egypten. Och Josef gick 
ut ifran Farao och fardades om- 
kring i hela Egyptens land. 

47. Och landet gav under de 
sju ymniga aren avkastning i 6- 
verf lod ; 

48. och under dessa sju ar, som 
kommo i Egyptens land, samlade 
han in allt, som kunde tjana till 
foda, och lade upp det i staderna 
I var sarskild -stad lade han upp 
de fodoamnen, som man hamtade 
ifran falten daromkring. 

49. Sa hopforde Josef sad i stor 
myckenhet, sasom sanden . i ha- 
vet, till dess man maste upphora 
att halla rakning pa den, eftersom 
det var omojligt att halla rakning 
pa den. 



Fangen, som blev furste 

Josef kastas i fangelse. Kopmannen salde Josef till Poti- 
far i Egypten. Potifar var hovitsman for konungens dra- 
banter. Potifar satte Josef over hela sitt hus, och till en tid 
gick allt val och lyckligt for Josef. Men en dag, da Poti- 
fars hustru icke formadde fresta Josef till synd, talade hon 
osanning om honom inf or sin man, sa att Potif ars vrede tan- 
des mot Josef och han lat kasta Josef i fangelse. Det var 
fangelset, dar konungens fangar sutto fangslade. 

Men Herren var med Josef i fangelset. Och forestanda- 
ren for fangelset satte alia fangar, somo voro dar, under Jo- 
sefs uppsikt. 

Josef uttyder drommar i fangelset. Faraos overste mun- 
skank och overste bagare voro bland f angarna, och de hade 
var sin drom samma natt. Munskanken dromde, att han 
sag framfor sig tre vinrankor, vilka skoto skott, blommade 
och buro mogna druvor i ett enda nu och att han prassade 



90 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

and bore ripe grapes, and that he pressed the juice from the 
grapes into Pharaoh's cup and gave it unto Pharaoh. The 
baker dreamed that he carried three baskets of white bread 
on his head, and that the birds ate out of the top basket. 

They told Joseph their dreams and he interpreted them. 
He told the butler and the baker that within three days 
Pharaoh would cause the baker to be hanged and the butler 
to be restored to his place in Pharaoh's household. And it 
happened that on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth- 
day, the baker was hanged and the butler restored to his 
place in Pharaoh's service, just as Joseph had said. Yet the 
chief butler forgot Joseph, when he came into Pharaoh's 
household, and Joseph stayed on in the prison. 

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams. Then it came to pass 
at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had two dreams 
that troubled him. He dreamt that he saw seven fat cows 
feeding in the grass on the bank of the river; and, behold, 
seven lean cows came up out of the river and ate up the 
seven fat cows. In the second dream Pharaoh saw seven 
full and goo.d ears of grain on one stalk ; and, behold, seven 
thin and blasted ears sprang up and swallowed up the fat 
and full ears of grain. And there was no one who could tell 
Pharaoh the meaning of his dreams. 

Then the chief butler remembered Joseph ! He spoke to 
Pharaoh about him, and Pharaoh sent for Joseph. Joseph 
came before Pharaoh and listened to the telling of his 
dreams. Then Joseph said to Pharaoh : "Behold, there come 
seven years of great plenty througout all the land of Egypt : 
and there shall arise after them seven years of famine, and 
the famine shall consume the land. Let therefore Pharaoh 
select a man discreet and wise and set him over the land of 
Egypt, And let his overseers take up the fifth part of the 
land of Egypt during the seven plenteous years, and the 
food shall be for a store against the seven years of famine, 
that the land perish not through the famine." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 91 

saften ur druvorna i Faraos bagare och gav den at Farao. 
Bagaren dromde, att han bar tre vetebrodskorgar pa huvu- 
det och att faglarna kommo och ato av brodet i den oversta 
korgen. 

De omtalade sina drommar for Josef och han uttydde 
dem. Han sade, att om tre dagar skulle Farao lata hanga 
bagaren men aterstalla munskanken till sin plats i Faraos 
hushall. Pa tredje dagen hande det, att Farao firade sin 
fodelsedag, och da lat han hanga bagaren men insatte over- 
ste munskanken i sin tjanst igen, precis sasom Josef hade 
sagt. Dock glomde overste munskanken Josef, nar han kom 
tillbaka till Faraos hus, och Josef blev kvar i fangelset. 

Josef uttyder Faraos drommar. Tva ar darefter hande det 
sig, att Farao dromde tva drommar, som oroade honom. 
Han dromde, att han sag sju vackra och feta kor beta i vas- 
sen pa f lodstranden ; och, se, sju fula och magra kor stego 
upp ur floden och ata upp de sju vackra och feta korna. I 
den andra drommen sag Farao sju frodiga och vackra ax 
vaxa pa samma stra ; och se, sju andra ax, tunna och svedda 
av ostanvinden skjoto upp och uppslukade de frodiga och 
fulla axen. Och det gavs ingen, som kunde uttyda dessa 
drommar for Farao. 

Da kom overste munskanken ihag Josef! Han talade 
med Farao om honom, och Farao sande efter Josef. Josef 
kom infor Farao och drommarna berattades for honom. Da 
sade Josef till Farao : "Se, sju ar skola komma med stor ym- 
nighet over hela Egyptens land. Men efter dem skola sju 
hungerar intraffa, och hungersnoden skall fortara landet. 
Ma nu alltsa Farao utse en forstandig och vis man, som han 
kan satta over Egyptens land. Och ma denne hava tillsy- 
ningsman, som taga upp femtedelen av avkastningen i 
Egyptens land under de sju ymniga aren, sa att dessa fodo- 
amnen finnas att tillga for landet under de sju hungerar, 
som skola komma over Egyptens land. Sa skall landet icke 
behova forgas genom hungersnoden, ,, 



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Joseph Made Ruler over Egypt. And the advice that Jo- 
seph gave was good in the eyes of Pharaoh. He said to 
Joseph: "Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, 
there is none so discreet and wise as thou: thou shalt be 
over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my 
people be ruled." 

And Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, 
and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothes 
of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. And he 
made Joseph to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and 
the people cried before him : "Bow the knee !" And Pharaoh 
set Joseph over all the land of Egypt. 

LESSON 16 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Gen. 50:20 

And as for you, ye meant evil 
against me; but God meant it for 
good, to bring to pass, as it is this 
day, to save much people alive. 



TaNKESPRaK 

1 Mos. 50:20 

I tankten ont mot mig, men Gud 
har tankt det till godo for att lata 
det ske, som nu har skett, och sa 
behalla mycket folk vid liv. 



TEXT: GEN. 45: 1—15 



1. Then Joseph could not re- 
frain himself before all them that 
stood by him; and he cried, Cause 
every man to go out from me. And 
there stood no man with him, 
while Joseph made himself known 
unto his brethren. 

2. And he wept aloud: and the 
Egyptians heard, and the house of 
Pharaoh heard. 

3. And Joseph said unto his 
brethren, I am Joseph; doth my 
father yet live? And his brethren 
could not answer him; for they 
were troubled at his presence. 

4. And Joseph said unto his 
brethren, Come near to me, I pray 
you. And they came near. And he 
said, I am Joseph your brother, 
whom ye sold into Egypt. 



1. Da kunde Josef icke langre 
betvinga sig infor alia dem, som 
stodo omkring honom. Han ro- 
pade: "Ma alia ga ut harifran.*' 
Och ingen fick stanna inne hos 
Josef, nar han gav sig till kanna 
for sina broder. 

2. Och han brast ut i hogljudd 
grat, sa att egyptierna horde det; 
ocksa Faraos husfolk horde det. 

3. Och Josef sade till sina bro- 
der: "Jag ar Josef. Lever min 
fader annu?" Men nans broder 
kunde icke svara honom, sa for- 
skrackta blevo de for honom. 

4. Da sade Josef till sina bro- 
der: "Kommen hit fram till 
mig." Och nar de kommo fram, 
sade han: "Jag ar Josef, eder 
broder, som i salden till Egypten, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



93 



Josef upphbjes till en furste over Egyptens land. Och Jo- 
sefs tal behagade Farao val. Han sade till Josef: "Efter- 
som Gud har kungjort dig allt detta, finnes ingen, som ar sa 
forstandig och vis som du. Du skall foresta mitt hus, och 
efter dina befallningar skall allt mitt folk ratta sig." Och 
Farao tog ringen av sin hand och satte den pa Josefs hand 
och lat klada honom i klader av fint linne och hangde den 
gyllene kedjan om hans hals. Och han lat honom aka i vag- 
nen narmast efter sin egen, och man utropade framfor ho- 
nom: "Giv aktning!" Och Farao satte Josef over hela 
Egyptens land. 



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The Forgiving Brother 

(Brodern som kunde fprlata) 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 119:15, 16 

I will meditate on thy precepts. 
And have respect unto thy ways. 
I will delight myself in the stat- 
utes: 
I will not forget thy word. 

Repeat verses 9-16. 



MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 119:15, 16 

Jag vill begrunda dina befallnin- 
gar 
och skada pa dina stigar. 
Jag har min lust i dina stadgar, 
jag forgater icke ditt ord. 

Repetera versernq 9-16. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



5. And now be not grieved, nor 
angry with yourselves, that ye 
sold me hither: for God did send 
me before you to preserve life. 

6. For these two years hath the 
famine been in the land: and 
there are yet five years, in which 
there shall be neither plowing 
nor harvest. 

7. And God sent me before you 
to preserve you a remnant in the 
earth, and to save you alive by a 
great deliverance. 

8. So now it was not you that 
sent me hither, but God: and he 
hath made me a father to Pha- 
raoh, and lord of all his house, 
and ruler over all the land of 
Egypt. 

9. Haste ye, and go up to my 
father, and say unto him, Thus 
saith thy son Joseph, God hath 
made me lord of all Egypt: come 
down unto me, tarry not; 

10. and thou shalt dwell in the 
land of Goshen, and thou shalt be 



near unto me, thou and thy child- 
ren, and thy children's children, 
and thy flocks, and thy herds, and 
all thou hast: 

11. And there will I nourish 
thee; for there are yet five years 
of famine; les"t thou come to pov- 
erty, thou, and thy household, and 
all that thou hast. 

12. And, behold, your eyes see, 
and the eyes of my brother Benja- 
min, that it is my mouth that 
speaketh unto you. 

13. And ye shall tell my father 
of all my glory in Egypt, and of 
all that ye have seen; and ye 
shall haste and bring down my 
father hither. 

14. And he fell upon his brother 
Benjamin's neck, and wept; and 
Benjamin wept upon his neck. 

15. And he kissed all his breth- 
ren, and wept upon them: and 
after that his brethren talked with 
him. 



The Forgiving Brother 

The Famine. The seven years of plenty passed quickly by 
and then came the famine. The famine spread far and 
wide. People came from all countries into Egypt to buy 
grain. » 

Israel Sends His Sons to Buy Grain. And the famine was 
sore in Canaan. Israel sent Joseph's ten older brothers down 
to Egypt to buy grain. But Israel would not send Benjamin 
the youngest brother with the ten, for he said : "Lest per- 
ad venture harm befall him." 

And the ten brothers came down into Egypt and bowed 
themselves unto Joseph with their faces to the earth. Jo- 
seph knew them and remembered the dreams he had dream- 
ed of them, but they did not know Joseph. And Joseph made 
himself strange unto his brothers and spoke roughly with 
them. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



95 



5. Men varen nu icke bedrova- 
de och gramen eder icke darover, 
att I haven salt mig hit, ty for att 
bevara manniskors liv har Gud 
sant mig hit fore eder. 

6. I tva ar har nu hungersno- 
den varit i landet, och annu ater- 
sta fern ar, under vilka man var- 
ken skall ploja eller skbrda. 

7. Men Gud sande mig hit fore 
eder, for att I skullen bliva kvar 
pa jorden och behallas vid liv, ja 
till riiddning for manga. 

8. Sa haven nu icke I sant mig 
hit, utan Gud; och han har gjort 
mig till Faraos hbgste radgivare 
och till en herre over hela hans 
hus och till en furste over hela 
Egyptens land. 

9. Skynden eder nu och faren 
hem till min fader och sagen till 
honom: 'Sa sager din son Josef: 
Gud har satt mig till en herre 6- 
ver hela Egypten; kom ned till 
mig, droj icke. 

10. Du skall fa bo i landet Go- 



sen och vara mig nara, du med di 
na barn och barnbarn, dina far 
och fakreatur och allt, vad som 
tillhor dig. 

11. Jag vill dar forsorja dig — 
ty annu atersta fern hungerar — 
sa att varken du eller ditt hus el- 
ler nagon, som hor dig till, skall 
lida nod. 

12. I sen ju med egna bgon, 
ocksa min broder Benjamin ser 
med egna bgon, att det ar jag, 
som med egen mun talar till 
eder. 

13. Beratten nu for min fader 
om all min harlighet i Egypten 
och om allt, vad I haven sett, och 
skynden eder att fora min fader 
hit ned." 

14. Sa foil han sin broder Ben- 
jamin om halsen och grat, och 
Benjamin grat vid hans hals. 

15. Och han kysste alia sina 
broder och grat i deras armar. 
Sedan samtalade hans broder 
med honom. 



Brodern, som kunde forlata 

Hunger snoden. Nar de sju ymniga aren gatt till anda, kom 
hungersnoden. Hungersnoden strackte sig vida omkring. 
Manniskorna kommo fran alia lander ned till Egypten for 
att kopa sad. 

Israel sander sina soner att kopa sad. Hungersnoden blev 
aven svar i Kanaans land. Israel sande Josefs tio aldre bro- 
der ned till Egypten for att kopa sad. Men Israel ville icke 
sanda Benjamin, den yngste brodern, med de tio, ty han 
fruktade, att nagot ont kunde handa honom. 

Och de tio broderna kommo ned till Egypten och folio 
ned till jorden pa sitt ansikte infor Josef. Josef kande igen 
dem och tankte pa de drommar han hade dromt om dem, 
men broderna kande icke igen Josef. Och Josef stall de sig 
f rammande mot dem och tilltalade dem hart. 



96 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

Joseph's Brothers in Egypt the First Time. He said unto 
them: "Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye 
are come." But they said unto him : "Nay, my Lord, but to 
buy food are thy servants come." And they told him about 
their father and about their young brother Benjamin in Ca- 
naan. But not until the third day did Joseph command their 
sacks to be filled with grain, so that they might return to 
Canaan. Before he allowed them to go. he took Simeon 
from among them and bound him before their eyes, saying : 
"Bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know 
that ye are no spies but that ye are true men : so will I de- 
liver you your brother and ye shall traffic in the land." 

When the brothers reached home and emptied their 
sacks of grain, everyone of them found the money he had 
paid for the grain in his sack, too. And they were afraid ! 

Joseph's Brothers in Egypt the Second Time. When the 
grain they had brought from Egypt was all gone, their fa- 
ther said: "Go again, buy us food." But Judah said: "If 
thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down : but if 
thou wilt not send him, we will not go down." Israel did 
not want to let Benjamin go. Then Judah said: "I will 
be surety for him ; of my hand shalt thou require him." So 
Israel consented to let Benjamin go with his brothers. And 
they rose up and went down to Egypt and stood before Jo- 
seph. 

And Joseph saw Benjamin with them and he made a 
great feast for them. Then he let them go. ■ But he had 
commanded his steward to place a silver cup in Benjamin's 
sack. And he had let Simeon go with his brothers. A short 
way on the journey, however, Joseph's steward overtook 
them and charged them with stealing his master's silver cup 
The brothers were offended. They said: "With whomso- 
ever of thy servants it be found, let him die, and we also 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 97 

Josefs broders forsta besok i Egypten. Han sade till dem: 
"I aren spejare. I haven kommit for att se efter var lan- 
det ar utan skydd." Men de sade till honom: "Nej, herre, 
dina tjanare hava kommit for att kopa sad till foda at sig." 
Och de berattade for honom om deras fader och om deras 
unge broder Benjamin i Kanaans land. Men icke forran 
tredje dagen tillstadde Josef dem att atervanda till Kanaan 
med fyllda sackar. Innan de fingo ga sin vag, tog han Si- 
meon ur deras krets och lat fangsla honom infor deras ogon, 
sagande: "Sedan man I fora eder yngste broder hit till mig, 
sa kan jag veta ,att I icke aren spejare utan redliga man. 
Da skall jag giva eder broder tillbaka at eder, och I skolen 
fritt fa draga omkring i landet." 

Nar broderna kommo hem och tomde sina sackar, fann 
var och en sin penningepung bredvid saden i sacken. Da 
blevo de f orskrackta ! 

Josefs broders andra besok i Egypten. Nar saden, de brin- 
gat fran Egypten, var fortard, sade deras fader: "Faren 
tillbaka och kopen litet sad till foda at oss." Men Juda sa- 
de : "Om du nu later var broder folja med oss, sa skola vi 
fara ned, men om du icke later honom folja med oss, sa vil- 
ja vi icke fara." Israel ville ogarna lata Benjamin folja 
med. Da sade Juda: "Jag vill ansvara for honom; av min 
hand ma du utkrava honom." Da tillat Israel Benjamin att 
resa med dem. Och de stodo upp och foro ned till Egypten 
och tradde infor Josef. 

Och Joseph sag, att Benjamin var med dem, och han till- 
radde en stor maltid for dem. Sedan lat han dem ga. Men 
han befallde sin hovmastare att gomma en silver bagare i 
Benjamins sack. Simeon fick folja med sina broder. De 
hade dock icke hunnit langt pa vagen, forran hovmastaren 
hann upp dem och beskyllde dem for att hava stulit hans 
mastares silver bagare. Broderna kande sig fornarmade. 
De sade: "Den bland dina tjanare, som den finnes hos, han 



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will be our lord's bondmen." The steward searched their 
sacks, beginning with the eldest brother's sack and going 
through them all, and, lo, the cup was found in Benjamin's! 
Then the brothers rent their clothes and returned to Jo- 
seph's house. And they fell before him on the ground, plead- 
ing: "Behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we and he 
also in whose hand the cup is found." But Joseph answered 
"The man in whose hand the cup is found he shall be my 
bondman ; but as for you, get you up and go in peace unto 
your father." 

Judah's Plea. Then Judah came near unto Joseph and told 
him of the aged father in Canaan, about the son that was 
lost, how Israel loved Benjamin, and Judah said: "Let thy 
servant, I pray thee, abide instead of the lad, a bondman to 
my Lord ; and let the lad go up with his brothers. For how 
shall I go up to my father if the lad be not with me? lest I 
see the evil that shall come on my father." 

Joseph Makes Himself Known to his Brothers. Then Jo- 
seph could not restrain himself before all them that stood 
by him ; and he cried : "Cause every man to go from me." 
When Joseph was left alone with his brothers, he wept a- 
loud. He said unto his brothers : "Come near to me, I pray 
you." And they came near. He said : "I am Joseph, doth 
my father still live?" And his brothers could not answer him 
for they were afraid at his presence. 

Joseph Forgives His Brothers. Then Joseph said: "I am 
Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Be not 
grieved or angry with yourselves that ye sold me hither, for 
God did send me before you to preserve life." And he fell 
upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin 
wept upon his neck. And he kissed all his brothers and 
wept with them, and after that his brothers talked with 
him. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 99 

ma do; dartill vilja vi andra bliva min herres tralar." Hov- 
mastaren synade sackarna. Han borjade med den aldste 
broderns sack och synade alia deras sackar, och, se, bagaren 
blev funnen i Benjamins! 

Da revo broderna sonder sina klader och de atervande 
till Josefs hus. Och de folio ned till jorden infor honom och 
sade : "Se, vi aro min herres tralar, vi andra saval som den, 
som bagaren blivit funnen hos." Men Josef svarade : "Den, 
som bagaren har blivit funnen hos, han skall bliva min tral. 
Men I andra man i frid fara hem till eder fader." 

Judas vddjan. Da tradde Juda fram infor Josef och talade 
om for honom om den alderstigne f adern, om sonen, som ha- 
de kommit bort, om huru kar Israel hade Benjamin, och Ju- 
da sade: "Lat nu darfor din tjanare stanna kvar hos min 
herre sasom tral i ynglingens stalle, men lat ynglingen fara 
hem med sina broder. Ty huru skulle jag kunna fara hem 
till min fader utan att hava ynglingen med mig? Jag fbr- 
mar icke se den jammer, som da skulle komma over min fa- 
der." 

Josef giver sig till kdnna for sina broder. Da kunde icke 
Josef langre betvinga sig infor alia dem, som stodo omkring 
honom. Han ropade: "Ma alia ga ut harifran." Nar han 
blev ensam med sina broder, brast han i hogljudd grat. Han 
sade till sina broder : "Kommen hit fram till mig!" Och de 
kommo honom nara. Han sade : "Jag ar Josef. Lever min 
fader annu?" Men hans broder kunde icke svara honom, 
ty de voro forskrackta infor honom. 

Josef forldter sina broder. Da sade Josef: "Jag ar Josef, 
eder broder, som I salden till Egypten. Men varen icke be- 
drovade och gramen eder icke darover, att i haven salt 
mig hit; ty for att bevara manniskors liv har Gud sant mig 
hit fore eder." Sa foil han sin broder Benjamin om halsen 
och grat, och Benjamin grat vid hans hals. Och han kysste 
alia sina broder och grat i deras armar. Sedan samtalade 
hans broder med honom. 



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LESSON 17 



TEXT: GEN. 46: 1—7, 47: 7—12 



1. And Israel took his journey 
with all that he had, and came to 
Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices 
unto the God of his father Isaac. 

2. And God spake unto Israel in 
the visions of the night, and said, 
Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here 
am I. 

3. And he said, I am God, the 
God of thy father: fear not to go 
down into Egypt; for I will there 
make of thee a great nation: 

4. I will go down with thee into 
Egypt; and I will also surely 
bring thee up again: and Joseph 
shali put his hand upon thine 
eyes. 

5. And Jacob rose up from Beer- 
sheba: and the sons of Israel car- 
ried Jacob their father, and their 
little ones, and their wives, in the 
wagons which Pharaoh had sent 
to carry him. 

6. And they took their cattle, 
and their goods, which they had 
gotten in the land of Canaan, and 
came into Egypt, Jacob, and ail 
his seed with him; 

7. his sons, and his sons' sons 
with him, his daughters, and his 
sons' daughters, and all his seed 
brought he with him into Egypt. 

* * * * 

7. And Joseph brought in Jacob 
his father, and set him before 
Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pha- 
raoh. 

8.. And Pharaoh said unto Ja- 
cob, How many are the days of 
the years of thy life? 



1. Och Israel brot upp med allt, 
vad honom tillhorde. Och nar 
nan kom till Beer-Seba, offrade 
han slaktoffer at sin fader lsaks 
Gud. 

2. Och Gud talade till Israel i 
en syn om natten; han sade: 
"Jakob, Jakob." Han svarade: 
"Har ar jag." 

3. Da sade han: "Jag ar Gud, 
din faders Gud; frukta icke, for 
att draga ned till Egypten, ty dar 
skall jag gora dig till ett stort 
folk. 

4. Jag skall sjalv draga ned 
med dig till Egypten, jag skall 
ock fora dig iter upp darifran; 
och Josefs hand skall tillsluta di- 
na bgon. 

5. Och Jakob brot upp fran 
Beer-Seba; och Israels soner sat- 
te sin fader Jakob och sina spa- 
da barn och sina hustrur p§, vag- 
narna, som Farao hade sant for 
att hamta honom. 

6. Och de togo sin boskap och 
de agodelar, som de hade forvar- 
vat i Kanaans iand, och kommo 
sa till Egypten, Jakob och alia 
hans avkomlingar med honom. 

7. Sina soner och sonsoner, si- 
na dottrar och sondottrar, alia si- 
na avkomlingar, forde han med 
sig till Egypten. 

* * * * 

7. Sedan hamtade Josef sin fa- 
der Jakob och forde honom fram 
infbr Farao, och Jakob halsade 
Farao. 

8. Men Farao fragade Jakob. 
"Huru hog ar din aider?" 



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101 




Jacob before Pharaoh 

(Jakob infor Farao) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Rom. 8:28 

And we know that to them that 
love God all things work together 
for good, even to them that are 
called according to his purpose. 

MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 119:9-16 
A young man's pledge to his 
God. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Rom. 8:28 

Men vi veta, att for dem, som 
alska Gud, samverkar allt till det 
basta, for dem, som aro kallade 
efter hans radslut. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 119:9—16 

En ynglings lofte till sin Gud. 



9. And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, 
The days of the years of my pil- 
grimage are a hundred and thirty 
years: few and evil have been the 
days of the years of my life, and 
they have not attained unto the 
days of the years of the life of my 
fathers in the days of their pil- 
grimage. 

10. And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, 
and went out from the presence 
of Pharaoh. 

11. And Joseph placed his 
father and his brethren, and gave 
them a possession in the land of 
Egypt, in the best of the land, in 
the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh 
had commanded. 

12. And Joseph nourished his 
father, and his brethren, and all 
his father's household, with bread, 
according to their families. 



9. Jakob svarade Farao: "Min 
vandringstid har varit ett hundra 
trettio ar. Fa och onda hava mi- 
na levnadsar varit, de na icke 
upp till antalet av mina faders 
levnadsar under deras vandrings- 
tid." 

10. Och Jakob tog avsked av 
Farao och gick ut ifran honom. 

11. Men Josef lat sin fader och 
sina brbder bo i Egyptens land 
och gav dem besittning dar, i den 
basta delen av landet, i landet 
Rameses, sasom Farao hade bju- 
dit. 

12. Och Josef forsorjde sin fa- 
der och sina broder och hela sin 
faders hus och gav var och en 
underhall efter antalet av hans 
barn. 



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The Son Who Honored His Aged Father 

Joseph Sends for his Father. And Joseph said to his bro- 
thers : " Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him : 
Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of a.11 
Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not." And Joseph sent 
gifts to his father, and urged that he come down to Egypt 
with all his children and his children's children and his 
flocks and herds, and all that he had. And Joseph gave his 
brothers wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, 
and provisions for the way. 

Israel Goes down to Egypt. And Israel set out on the jour- 
ney with all that he had, and on the way came to Beer-sheba 
and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. And 
God spake unto Israel in a vision by night, and said : "I am 
God, the God of thy father : fear not to go down into Egypt 
for I will there make of thee a great nation. I will go down 
with thee into Egypt ; and I will surely bring thee up again : 
and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes." 

And Israel's sons carried him, and their little ones, and 
their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to bring 
them into Egypt. And they took their cattle and their goods, 
which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came in- 
to Egypt. There were seventy persons in the company 
that traveled into Egypt with Israel. 

Joseph Brings His Father Before Pharaoh. Joseph loved 
his father greatly and was proud of him. He wanted Pha- 
raoh to meet him. So he brought Israel before Pharaoh and 
Israel blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Israel: 
How many are the days of the years of thy life?" And Is- 
rael said : "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a 
hundred and thirty years ; few and evil have been the days 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 103 

Sonen, som hedrade sin gamle fader 

Josef sander efter sin gamle fader. Och Josef sade till si- 
na broder : "Skynden eder nu och f aren hem till min fader 
och sagen till honom : Sa sager din son Josef : 'Gud har satt 
mig till herre over hela Egypten ; kom ned till mig, droj ic- 
ke.' " Och Josef sande gavor till sin fader, och bad honom 
entraget, att han skulle komma ned till Egypten med sina 
barn och barnbarn, far och fakreatur och allt, vad som till- 
horde honom. Och Josef gav sina broder vagnar, efter Fa- 
raos befallning, och gav dem kost for resan. 

Israel flyttar till Egypten. Och Israel brot upp med allt, 
vad han agde. Da han pa vagen kom till Beer-Seba, offrade 
han slaktoffer at sin fader Isaks Gud. Och Gud talade till 
Israel i en syn om natten, och sade : "Jag ar Gud, din f aders 
Gud ; f rukta icke for att draga ned till Egypten, ty dar skall 
jag gora dig till ett stort folk. Jag skall sjalv draga ned 
med dig till Egypten, jag skall och fora dig ater upp dari- 
fran ; och Josefs hand skall tillsluta dina ogon." 

Och Israels soner satte sin fader och sina spada barn och 
sina hustrur pa vagnarna, som Farao hade sant for att ham- 
ta dem till Egypten. Och de togo med sig sina hjordar och 
alia sina tillhorigheter, som de hade forvarvat i Kanaans 
land, och kommo sa till Egypten. De, voro sjuttio perso- 
ner i sallskapet, som vandrade mot Egypten. 

Josef for sin fader infor Farao. Josef alskade sin fader 
mycket hogt och var stolt over att vara hans son. Han vil- 
le presentera honom for Farao. Och Josef forde fram Isra- 
el infor Farao, och Israel halsade Farao. Farao fragade Is- 
rael: "Hur hog ar din alder?" Och Israel svarade: "Min 
vandringstid har varit ett hundra trettio ar. Fa och onda 



104 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the 
days of the years of the life of my fathers." 

And again Israel blessed Pharaoh and went out from 
his presence. 

The Home in Goshen. Pharaoh commanded that Joseph 
give his father and his brothers a home in the richest part 
of the land of Egypt, in that part which was called Goshen, 
and which lay near the mouth of the great Nile River. And 
Joseph placed his father and his brothers there. Joseph 
took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's 
household and gave them bread, according to their families. 
And Joseph's brothers became caretakers of Pharaoh's catt- 
le in the land of Goshen. 

Joseph's Last Days. When Israel felt that he soon would 
die, he blessed all his children. And he blessed Joseph's two 
sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. When Israel died, Joseph 
had his body embalmed after the manner of the Egyptians, 
and he and his brothers brought Israel's body to Canaan 
and buried it with his fathers. 

And when Joseph's brothers saw that their father was 
dead, they feared that Joseph might turn against them. 
But Joseph comforted them and spake kindly unto them and 
continued to care for them in Goshen. 

And Joseph lived to be one hundred and ten years old 
and saw his children's children to the third generation. 
When he died they embalmed him and he was placed in a 
coffin in Egypt. Many years later when the children of Is- 
rael returned to Canaan, they brought Joseph's body with 
them. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 105 

hava mina levnadsar varit, de na icke upp till antalet av mi- 
na faders levnadsar." 

Och Israel valsignade Farao och gick ut if ran honom. 



H emmet i Gosen. Farao befallde, att Josef skulle giva sin 
fader och sina broder ett hem i den basta delen av landet, i 
den delen, som kallades Gosen, vilken lag utmed utloppet till 
den stora Nilfloden. Och dar bosatte sig Josefs fader och 
broder. 

Josef forsorjde sin fader och sina broder och hela sin 
faders hus och gav var och en underhall efter antalet av 
hans barn. Och Josefs broder blevo uppsyningsman over 
Faraos boskap i landet Gosen. 

Josefs sista levnadsar. Da Israel fornam, att han snart 
skulle do, valsignade han alia sina barn. Och han valsigna- 
de Josefs tva soner, Efraim och Manasse. Nar sedan Israel 
dog, lat Josef balsamera hans kropp efter egyptiernas sed, 
och sa f ordes den av Josef och hans broder upp till Kanaans 
land, dar den begrovs bredvid fadernas. 

Och da Josefs broder sago, att deras fader var dod, tank- 
te de, att Josef kanske skulle vanda sig mot dem. Men Jo- 
sef trostade dem och talade vanligt med dem och fortsatte 
att forsorja dem i landet Gosen. 

Och Josef levde till en alder av ett hundra tio ar och f ick 
se sina barnbarn till tredje led. Nar han dog, balsamerade 
de honom och han lades i en kista i Egypten. Nar manga 
ar darefter Israels barn atervande till sitt hemland, forde 
de Josefs ben med sig till Kanaans land, 



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LESSON 18 



GOLDEN TEXT 
Heb. 11:1, 2 

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of 
things not seen. For therein the elders had witness borne to 
them. 



TEXT: HEB. 11:1-22 



1. Now faith is assurance of 
things hoped for, a conviction of 
things not seen. 

2. For therein the elders had 
witness borne to them. 

3. By faith we understand that 
the worlds have been framed by 
the word of God, so that what is 
seen hath not been made out of 
things which appear. 

4. By faith Abel offered unto 
God a more excellent sacrifice 
than Cain, through which he had 
witness borne to him that he was 
righteous, God bearing witness in 
respect of his gifts: and through 
it he being dead yet speaketh. 

5. By faith Enoch was trans- 
lated that he should not see 
death; and he was not found, be- 
cause God translated him: for he 
hath had witness borne to him 
that before his translation he had 
been well-pleasing unto God: 

6. and without faith it is impos- 
sible to be well-pleasing unto him; 
for he that cometh to God must 
believe that he is, and that he is 
a rewarder of them that seek 
after him. 

7. By faith Noah, being warned 
of God concerning things not seen 
as yet, moved with godly fear, 
prepared an ark to the saving of 
his house; through which he con- 
demned the world, and became 
heir of the righteousness which is 
according to faith. 

8. By faith Abraham, when he 
was called, obeyed to go out unto 



a place which he was to receive 
for an inheritance; and he went 
out, not knowing whither he went. 

9. By faith he became a so- 
journer in the land of promise, as 
in a land not his own, dwelling in 
tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the 
heirs with him of the same 
promise: 

10. for he looked for the city 
which hath the foundations, whose 
builder and maker is God. 

11. By faith even Sarah herself 
received power to conceive seed 
when she was past age, since she 
counted him faithful who had 
promised: 

12. wherefore also there sprang 
of one, and him as good as dead, 
so many as the stars of heaven 
in multitude, and as the sand, 
which is by the sea-shore, in- 
numerable. 

13. These all died in faith, not 
having received the promises, but 
having seen them and greeted 
them from afar, and having con- 
fessed that they were strangers 
and pilgrims on the earth. 

14. For they that say such 
things make it manifest that they 
are seeking after a country of 
their own. 

15. And if indeed they had been 
mindful of the country from which 
they went out, they would have 
had opportunity to return. 

16. But now they desire a better 
country, that is, a heavenly: 
wherefore God is not ashamed of 
them, to be called their God; for 
he hath prepared for them a city. 



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LAXAN 18 



TaNKESPRaK 

Hebr. 11: 1, 2 

Men tron ar en fast tillforsikt om det, som man hoppas, 
en overtygelse om ting, som man icke ser. Pa grund av den 
fingo ju de gamle sitt vittnesbord. 

TEXT: HEBR. 11: 1—22 



1. Men tron ar en fast tillfor- 
sikt om det, som man hoppas, en 
overtygelse om ting, som man ic- 
ke ser. 

2. Pa grund av den fingo ju de 
gamle sitt vittnesbord. 

3. Genom tron fdrsta. vi, att 
varlden liar blivit fullbordad ge- 
nom ett ord av Gud, sa. att det 
man ser icke har blivit till av n&- 
got synligt. 

4. Genom tron frambar Abel at 
Gud ett battre offer an, Kain, och 
genom den fick han det vittnes- 
bbrdet, att han var rattfardig, i 
det Gud sjalv gav vittnesbord om 
hans offergavor; och genom tron 
talar han annu, fastan han ar dod. 

5. Genom tron togs Enok bort, 
for att han icke skulle se doden; 
och "man s&g honom icke mer, ty 
Gud tog honom bort". Forran han 
togs bort, fick han namligen det 
vittnesbordet, att han hade tackts 
Gud; 

6. men utan tro ar det ombjligt 
att tackas Gud. Ty den, som vill 
komma till Gud, maste tro, att 
han ar till, och att han lonar dem, 
som soka honom. 

7. Genom tron var det, sora 
Noa, sedan han hade fatt uppen- 
barelse om n&got, som man annu 
icke sag, i from fortrostan bygg- 
de en ark for att radda sitt hus; 
och genom den blev han varlden 
till dom och fick till arvedel den 
rattfardghet, som hor tron till. 

8. Genom tron var Abraham ly- 
dig. nar han blev kallad, och han 



drog sa ut till det land, som han 
skulle fa till arvedel; han drog 
ut, fastan han icke visste, vart 
han skulle komma. 

9. Genom tron bosatte han sig 
s&som framling i det utlovade 
landet, likasom i ett frammande 
land, och bodde i talt med Isak 
och Jakob, som voro hans medar- 
vingar till samma lofte. 

10. Ty han vantade pa "staden 
med de fasta grundvalarna", vars 
byggmastare och skapare ar Gud. 

11. Genom tron fick jamval Sa- 
ra, fastan overarig, kraft att bli- 
va stammoder for en avkomma, 1 
det hon holl den for trovardig, 
som hade givit loftet. 

12. Darfor foddes ock av en och 
samme man, en som var sa gott 
som dod, avkomlingar "sa talrika 
som stjarnorna pa himmelen och 
som sanden pa havets strand, 
som man icke kan rakna". 

13. I tron dogo alia dessa, in- 
nan de annu hade fatt, vad utlo- 
vat var; de hade allenast sett det 
i fjarran och hade halsat det och 
bekant sig vara "gaster och 
framlingar" p§, jorden. 

14. De, som sa tala, giva ju 
darmed till kanna, att de soka ef- 
ter ett fadernesland. 

15. Och om de hade menat det 
land, som de hade gatt ut ifran, 
s§, hade de haft tillfalle att vanda 
tillbaka dit. 

16. Men nu stod deras hag till 
ett battre, namligen det himmel- 
ska. Darfor blyges icke Gud for 
att kailas deras Gud; ty han har 
berett at dem en stad. 



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17. By faith Abraham, being 
tried, offered up Isaac; yea, he 
that had gladly received the prom- 
ises was offering up his only be- 
gotten son; 

18. even he to whom it was said, 
In Isaac shall thy seed be called: 

19. accounting that God is able 
to raise up, even from the dead; 
from whence he did also in a 
figure receive him back. 



20. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob 
and Esau, even concerning things 
to come. 

21. By faith Jacob, when he was 
dying, blessed each of the sons 
of Joseph; and worshipped, lean- 
ing upon the top of his staff. 

22. By faith Joseph, when his 
end was nigh, made mention of 
the departure of the children of 
Israel; and gave commandment 
concerning his bones. 



Review Lesson 

1. Name the Books of Law. 

2. Name the Historical Books of the Old Testament. 

3. Name the Poetical Books of the Old Testament. 

4. Repeat the First Psalm. 

5. Repeat "A Young Man's Pledge to His God," Psalms 

119:9-16. 

6. Be prepared to repeat any of the following Golden 

Texts : 





1 Tim. 6:10. 


Uohn3:15. 




Gen. 15:6. 


Ps. 34:19. 




Heb. 11:17. 


Rom. 6:23. 




Heb. 11:8. 


Ps. 91:15 




Ps. 32:2. 


Gen. 1:27. 




Prov. 16:18. 


Gen. 50:20. 




Gen. 28:15. 


Heb. 11 :3. 




2 Pet. 3:13. 


Heb. 11:1, 2. 




Gen. 32 :26. 


Rom. 8:28. 


7. 


How was the earth made? 




8. 


Describe man's first home. 





BIBLE BIOGRA PHI E 8 



109 



17. Genom tron var det, som 
Abraham frambar Isak sasom of- 
fer, nar han blev satt . pa prov; 
ja, sin ende son frambar han sa- 
som offer, han som hade mottagit 
loftena, 

18. han tii| vilken det hade bli- 
vit sagt: "Genom Isak ar det, som 
sad skall uppkallas efter dig." 

19. Ty han tankte pa, att Gud 
var miiktig att till och med upp- 
vacka fran de doda; fran de do- 
da fick han honom ock tillbaka, 
liknelsevis talat. 



20. Genom tron gav jamval Isak 
sin valsignelse at Jakob och Esau 
for kommande tider. 

21. Genom tron valsignade den 
doende Jakob Josefs bada soner 
och tillbad, lutad mot andan av 
sin stav. 

22. Genom tron talade Josef, 
nar han lag for dbden, om Israels 
barns uttag och gav befailning om 
vad som skulle gdras med hans 
ben. 



Aterblick 

1. Vilka aro lagens bocker? 

2. Upprepa namnen pa det gamla testamentets historis- 

ka bocker. 

3. Vilka aro det gamla testamentets poetiska bocker? 

4. Upprepa den forsta psalmen. 

5. Upprepa "En ynglings lofte till sin Gud." Psalmen 

119:9-16. 

6. Var beredd pa att upprepa vilket som halst av de fol- 

jande tankespraken : 

Ps. 34:19. 1 Joh. 3:15. 

1 Mos. 15:6. 1 Tim. 6:10. 

Hebr. 11:17. Rom. 6:23. 

Hebr. 11:8. Ps. 91:15. 

Ps. 32:2. 1 Mos. 1:27. 

Ords. 16:18. 1 Mos. 50:20. 

1 Mos. 28:15. Hebr. 11:3. 

2 Pet. 3:13. Hebr. 11:1, 2. 
1 Mos. 32:26. Rom. 8.28. 

7. Hur skapades jorden? 

8. Beskriv manniskans forsta hem. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



9. Which fathers of our race besides Adam have been told 
about in these stories? 

10. Tell the story of Noah. 

11. Who were the Patriarchs ? 

12. Tell how one of the Patriarchs was a deceiver in his 

youth and was himself deceived in his old age. 

13. Which of the Patriarchs was known for his peaceful 

ways and envied because of his wealth? 

14. Which of the Patriarchs was known for his great 

faith? 

15. Why did Joseph at first make himself strange to his 

brothers when they came to buy grain from him 
in Egypt? 




9. Vilka stamfader utom Adam ha dessa berattelser be- 
ratta t om? 

10. Beratta om Noa. 

11. Vilka voro patriarkerna? 

12. Beratta om patriarken, som i sin ungdom var en be- 

dragare, men blev sjalv pa sin alderdom bedragen. 

13. Vilken av patriarkerna var kand for sitt fridfulla sin- 

ne och avundad for sin rikedoms skull? 

14. Vilken av patriarkerna var kand for sin stora tro? 

15. Varfor undvek Josef till en borjan att gora sig kand 

for sina broder, da de kommo till honom i Egypten 
for att kopa sad? 




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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 19 



TEXT: Ex. 2: 1—10; ACTS 7: 22—29 



1. And there went a man of the 
house of Levi, and took to wife 
a daughter of Levi. 

2. And the woman conceived, 
and bare a son; and when she 
saw him that he was a goodly 
child, she hid him three months. 

3. And when she could not 
longer hide him, she took for him 
an ark of bulrushes, and daubed 
it with slime and with pitch; and 
she put the child therein, and laid 
it in the flags by the river's brink. 

4. And his sister stood afar off, 
to know what would be done to 
him. 

5. And the daughter of Pha- 
raoh came down to bathe at the 
river; and her maidens walked 
along by the river-side; and she 
saw the ark among the flags, and 
sent her handmaid to fetch it. 

6. And she opened it, and saw 
the child: and, behold, the babe 
wept. And she had compassion on 
him, and said, This is one of the 
Hebrews' children. 

7. Then said his sister to Pha- 
raoh's daughter, Shall I go and 
call thee a nurse of the Hebrew 
women, that she may nurse the 
child for thee? 

8. And Pharaoh's daughter said 
to her, Go. And the maiden went 
and called the child's mother. 



1. Och en man av Levis hus 
gick astad och tog till hustru Le- 
vis dotter. 

2. Och hustrun blev havande 
och fbdde en son. Och hon sag, 
att det var ett vackert barn och 
doide honom i tre manader. 

3. Men nar hon icke langre 
kunde dolja honom, tog hon en 
kista av ror, bestrok den med 
jordbeck och tjara och lade bar- 
net dari och satte den sa i vas- 
sen vid stranden av Nilfloden. 

4. Och hans syster stallde sig 
ett stycke darifran for att se, hu- 
ru det skulle ga med honom. 

5. Och Faraos dotter kom ned 
till floden for att bada, och hen- 
nes tarnor gingo utmed floden. 
Nar hon nu fick se kistan i vas- 
sen, sande hon sin tjanarinna dit 
och lat hamta den till sig. 

6. Och nar hon oppnade den, 
fick hon se barnet och sag, att det 
var en gosse, och han grat. Da 
dmkade hon sig over honom och 
sade: "Detta ar ett av de hebre- 
iska barnen." 

7. Men hans syster fragade Fa- 
raos dotter: "Vill du, att jag 
skall ga och kalla hit till dig en 
hebreisk amma, som kan amma 
upp barnet at dig?" 

8. Faraos dotter svarade hen- 
ne: "Ja, ga." Da gick flickan 
och kallade dit barnets moder. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



113 





The Baby Moses 

(Barnet Mose) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Heb. 11: 24, 25 
By faith Moses, when he was 
grown up, refused to be called the 
son of Pharaoh's daughter; choos- 
ing rather to share ill treatment 
with the people of God, than to 
enjoy the pleasures of sin for a 
season. 

MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 103:1 
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; 
And all that is within me, bless 
his holy name. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Hebr. 11:24, 25 

Genom tron fbrsmadde Moses, 
sedan han hade blivit stor, att kal- 
!as Faraos dotterson. 

Han ville hellre utsta lidande 
med Guds folk an for en kort tid 
leva i syndig njutning. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 103:1 
Lova Herren, min sjal, 
och allt det i mig ar nans heliga 
namn. 



9. And Pharaoh's daughter said 

unto her, Take this child away,| 

and nurse it for me, and I will] 

i 

?1VP tllP^ fhv wpcroq Arid thp 

woman took the child, and nursed 
it. I 



9 Och Faraos dotter sade till 

Ihenne: "Tag detta barn med dig 

loch amma upp det at mig, sa vill 

<ffjag giva dig Ion darfor." Och 

kvinnan tog barnet och ammade 

^upp det. 



114 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 

10. And the child grew, and she 25. and he supposed that his 

brought him unto Pharaoh's brethren understood that God by 

daughter, and he became her son. his hand was giving them deliver- 

And she called his name Moses, ance; but they understood not. 

and said, Because | drew him out 2 6. And the day following he 

of the water. appeared unto them as they 

***** strove, and would have set them 
at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are 

22. And Moses was instructed brethren; why do ye wrong one 
in all the wisdom of the Egyp- to another? 

tians; and he was mighty in his 27. But he that did his neigh- 

words and works. bor wrong thrust him away, say- 

oo d * u u •• - i m P» Wno made thee a ruler and 

23. But when he was well-nigh a jud over us? 

forty years old, it came into his o %rr , , . ., 

heart to visit his brethren the + , 28 - . J? * 1 **? 1 £ ou £ lU me ' as 
children of Israel. thou killedst the Egyptian yester- 

day? 

24. And seeing one of them suf- 29. And Moses fled at this say- 
fer wrong, he defended him, and ing, and became a sojourner in 
avenged him that was oppressed, the land of Midian, where he be- 
smiting the Egyptian: gat two sons. 

The Hebrew Boy Who was Destined to Become 
the Great Leader of His People 

The Children of Israel in the Land of Egypt. The children 
of Israel lived on in the land of Egypt for many years after 
Israel died and all his twelve sons had died. For all the de- 
cendants of Israel were called the children of Israel. Isra- 
el's twelve sons became the fathers of many people, and the 
people grew into tribes, and have been called the twelve 
tribes of Israel to this day. 

The Children of Israel Become Slaves. And after Joseph 
died, and all his brothers died, and all that generation, there 
arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. And 
he said unto his people : "Behold, the children of Israel are 
more and mightier than we." He feared that they might 
grow so mighty that some day they would war against the 
people of Egypt and become their masters. So he decided 
to afflict the children of Israel. But the more they were af- 
flicted, the more they multiplied. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



115 



10. Nar sedan gossen hade vux- 
it upp, fbrde hon honom till Fa- 
raos dotter, och denna upptog ho- 
nom sasom sin son och gav ho- 
nom namnet Mose, "ty" sade hon, 
"ur vattnet har jag dragit upp ho- 
nom." 

* * * * 

22. Och Moses blev undervisad 
i all egyptiernas visdom och var 
maktig i ord och garningar. 

23. Men nar han blev fyrtio ar 
gammal, fick han i sinnet att be- 
soka sina brbder, Israels barn. 

24. Nar han sag, att en av dem 
led oratt, tog han den misshand- 
lade i forsvar och hamnades ho- 
nom, i det att han slog ihjal egyp- 
tiern. 



25. Nu menade han, att hans 
brbder skulle fbrsta, att Gud ge- 
nom honom vi Me bereda dem 
fralsning; men de fbrstodo det 
icke. 

26. Dagen darefter kom han a- 
ter fram till dem, dar de tvistade, 
och ville forlika dem och sade: 'I 
man, I aren ju broder; varfor go- 
ren I da varandra oratt?' 

27. Men den, som gjorde oratt 
mot sin landsman, stbtte bort ho- 
nom och sade: 'Vem har satt dig 
till hbvding och domare over oss? 

28. Kanske du vill doda mig, sa- 
som du i gar dodade egyptiern?' 

29. Vid det talet flydde Moses 
bort och levde sedan sasom fram- 
ling i Madiams land och fbdde 
dar tva sbner. 



Den hebreiske gossen, som blev den store 
ledaren for sitt folk 



Israels barn bo kvar i Egypten. Israels barn bodde kvar i 
Egypten manga ar efter Israels dod och efter Israels tolv 
soners dod. Ty alia Israels avkomlingar fingo heta Israels 
barn. Israels tolv soner blevo stamfader till Israels tolv 
stammar, sasom de kallats anda intill denna dag. 

Israels barn bliva tralar. Nar Josef och hans broder och 
hela det slaktet hade dott, uppstod en konung over Egypten, 
en som icke visste av Josef. Denne sade till sitt folk: "Se, 
Israels barns folk ar oss for stort och maktigt." Han frukta- 
de for, att det mojligen kunde bli maktigt nog att nagon 
gang fora krig mot Egyptens folk och bliva herrar over 
det. Han beslbt darfor att gora tralar av Israels barn. Men 
ju mer de fortrycktes, dess mer forokade de sig. 



116 BIBLE BI GRAPH I E S 

At last the king commanded that all the new-born baby 
boys in the homes of the children of Israel should be cast in- 
to the Nile river. 

Moses is Born. Just about that time, God blessed the home 
of Amram and his wife Jochebed, who belonged to the tribe 
of Levi, by sending them a beautiful baby boy. Jochebed hid 
the little baby for three months. When she could hide him 
at home no longer, she took an ark of bulrushes, and made it 
water-proof with slime and pitch; and she put the baby in 
it, and put it among the grasses by the river's bank. And 
his sister, Miriam, stood afar off to know what would 
be done with him. 

Moses Saved from Death in the Nile. Soon the daughter 
of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, came down to the river to bathe. 
As she and her maidens walked along the river-side, she 
saw the little ark among the grasses, and sent her maid to 
fetch it. When she opened the ark, the little baby wept. 
She had compassion on him. She wanted to keep him for 
her own. 

Moses Grows Up. Then Miriam, who had seen what had 
happened, ran up to the daughter of Pharaoh and asked if 
she might bring a nurse for the little one. Pharaoh's daugh- 
ter said that she might, and Miriam brought the baby's own 
mother. So Jochebed nursed him and cared for him while 
he was a very young child. She taught the little boy faith 
in the true God, and love for his own people. Then she 
brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. 
And Pharaoh's daughter called his name Moses, and said: 
"Because I drew him out of the water." 

Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egypti- 
ans ; and he was mighty in his words and works. He grew 
up to manhood at Pharaoh's court. But he never forgot his 
own people. When he saw how the Egyptians afflicted the 
children of Israel, it grieved him greatly, and he longed to 
deliver them from their oppressors. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 117 

Slutligen befallde konungen, att alia nyfodda gossebarn i 
Israels barns hem skulle kastas i Nilfloden. 

Mose fodelse. Vid denna tid valsignade Gud Amram och 
hans hustru Jokebed, vilka tillhorde Levi stam, med ett vac- 
kert gossebarn. Jokebed dolde den lille i tre manader. Nar 
hon icke langre kunde dolja honom i hemmet, tog hon en 
kista av.ror och gjorde den vattentat med jordbeck och tja- 
ra och lade barnet dari och satte ut den i vassen vid stran- 
den av Nilfloden. Och hans syster Miriam stallde sig ett 
stycke darif ran for att se, huru det skulle ga med honom. 

Mose r ad das frdn att do i Nilfloden. Da hande det, att Fa- 
raos, konungens i Egypten, dotter kom ned till floden for 
att bada. Da hon och hennes tarnor gingo utmed flodbrad- 
den, f ick hon se den lilla kistan bland vassen och sande en 
tarna att hamta den. Nar hon oppnade kistan, gr&t det lil- 
la barnet. Hon omkade sig over det och ville taga det till 
sig som sitt eget. 

Mose vaxer upp. Da kom Miriam, som sett allt det som 
hant med den lille, fram till Faraos dotter och bad att fa 
springa efter en amma at det. Det fick hon gora, och hon 
kom tillbaka med den lilies egen moder. Pa sa satt fick Jo- 
kebed amma upp och ha omsorg om honom under hans spa- 
da barnaar. Hon larde honom tro pa den sanne Guden och 
att alska sitt eget folk. Nar hon sedan forde honom till Fa- 
raos dotter, upptog denna honom sasom sin son. Och Fara- 
os dotter kallade honom Mose, "Ty," sade hon, "ur vattnet 
har jag dragit upp honom.' ' 

Och Mose blev undervisad i all egyptiernas visdom och 
var maktig i ord och garningar. Han vaxte till och blev 
man vid Faraos hov. Men han glomde aldrig sitt eget folk. 
Nar han sag, huru egyptierna plagade Israels barn, led han 
gruvligen av det och langtade att fa bef ria dem f ran deras 
fortryckare. 



118 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 20 



TEXT: Ex. 3: 1—15 



1. Now Moses was keeping the 
flock of Jethro his father-in-law, 
the priest of Midian: and he led 
the flock to the hack of the 
wilderness, and came to the moun- 
tain of God, unto Horeb. 

2. And the angel of Jehovah ap- 
peared unto him in a flame of fire 
out of the midst of a bush: and he 
looked, and, behold, the bush 
burned with fire, and the bush 
was not consumed. 

3. And Moses said, I will turn 
aside now, and see this great 
sight, why the bush is not burnt. 

4. And when Jehovah saw that 
he turned aside to see, God called 
unto him out of the midst of the 
bush, and said, Moses, Moses. 
And he said, Here am I. 

5. And he said, Draw not nigh 
hither: put off thy shoes from off 
thy feet, for the place whereon 
thou standest is holy ground. 

6. Moreover he said, I am the 
God of thy father, the God of 
Abraham, the God of Isaac, and 
the God of Jacob. And Moses hid 
his face; for he was afraid to 
look upon God. 

7. And Jehovah said, I have 
surely seen the affliction of my 
people that are in Egypt, and have 
heard their cry by reason of their 
taskmasters; for 1 know their sor- 
rows; 

8. and I am come down to 
deliver them out of the hand of 
the Egyptians, and to bring them 
up out of that land unto a good 
land and a large, unto a land 
flowing with milk and honey; 
unto the place of the Canaanite, 
and the Hittite, and the Amorite, 
and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, 
and the Jebusite. 



.1. Och Mose vaktade faren at 
sin svarfader Jetro, prasten i 
Midjan. Och han drev en gang 
faren bortom oknen och kom sa 
till Guds berg Horeb. 

2. Dar uppenbarade sig Her- 
rens angel for honom i en eldsla- 
ga, som slog upp ur en buske. 
Han sag, att busken brann av el- 
den, och att busken dock icke 
blev fortard. 

3. D& tankte Mose: "Jag vill 
g§, dit bort och betrakta den un- 
derbara synen och se, varfbr bu- 
sken icke brinner upp." 

4. Nar da Herren sag, att han 
gick astad for att se, ropade Gud 
till honom ur busken och sade: 
"Mose! Mose!" Han svarade: 
"Har ar jag." 

5. DS. sade han: "Trad icke hit; 
drag dina skor av dina fotter, ty 
platsen, dar du star, ar helig 
mark." 

6. Och han sade ytterligare: 
"Jag ar din faders Gud, Abrahams 
Gud, Isaks Gud och Jakobs Gud." 
Da skylde Mose sitt ansikte, ty 
han fruktade for att se pa Gud. 

7. Och Herren sade: "Jag har 
nogsamt sett mitt folks betryck i 
Egypten, och jag har hort, huru 
de ropa over sina plagare; jag 
vet, vad de maste lida. 

8. Darfor har jag stigit ned for 
att radda dem ur egyptiernas 
vald och fora dem fran det lan- 
det upp till ett gott och rymligt 
land, ett land, som flyter av 
mjblk och honung, det land, dar 
kananeer, hetiter, amoreer, peris- 
seer, hiveer och jebuseer bo. 



BIBLE B IOGRAPH I E 



119 




The Burning Bush 

(Den brinnande busken) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 103:7 
He made known his ways unto 

Moses, 
His doings unto the children of 

Israel. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 103:2, 3 

Bless Jehovah, O my soul, 
And forget not all his benefits: 
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; 
Who healeth all thy diseases; 

Repeat verses 1-3. 

TaNKESPRAK 

Ps. 103:7 

Han I at Mose se sina vagar, Is- 
raels barn sina garningar. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 103:2, 3 

Lova Herren, min sjal, 

och forgat icke, vad gott han har 

gjort, 
han som forlater dig alia dina 

missgarningar 
och helar alia dina brister. 

Repetera verserna 1-3. 



9. And now, behold, the cry of 
the children of Israel is come un- 
to me: moreover I have seen the 
oppression wherewith the Egyp- 
tians oppress them. 

10. Come now therefore, and I 
will send thee unto Pharaoh, that 
thou mayest bring forth my 
people the children of Israel out 
of Egypt. 

11. And Moses said unto God, 
Who am I, that I should go unto 
Pharaoh, and that I should bring 
forth the children of Israel out 
of Egypt? 



9. Fordenskull, eftersom Isra- 
els barns rop har kommit till mig 
och jag darjamte har sett, hum 
egyptierna fortrycka dem, 

10. darfor mi du nu ga astad, 
jag vill sanda dig till Farao; och 
du skall fora mitt folk, Israels 
barn, ut ur Egypten." 

11. Men Mose sade till Gud: 
"Vem ar jag, att jag skulle ga till 
Farao, och att jag skulle fora 
Israels barn ut ur Egypten?" 



120 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

12. And he said, Certainly I 14. And God said unto Moses* I 
will be with thee; and this shall AM THAT I AM: and he said, 
be the token unto thee, that I Thus shalt thou say unto the chil- 
have sent thee; when thou dren of Israel, I AM hath sent rile 
hast brought forth the people out unto you. 

of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon 

this mountain. 15. And God said moreover unto 

13. And Moses said unto God, Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto 
Behold, when I come unto the the children of Israel, Jehovah, 
children of Israel, and shall say the God of your fathers, the God 
unto them, The God of your of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and 
fathers hath sent me unto you; the God of Jacob, hath sent me 
and they shall say unto me, What unto you: this is my name for 
is his name? what shall I say unto ever, and this is my memorial un- 
them? to all generations. 



The Voice in the Burning Bush 

Moses Flees to the Wilderness. Moses was forty years old 
when he openly began to show pity for his people. So deep- 
ly did Moses feel the affliction of the children of Israel, that 
one day he killed an Egyptian slave driver, who was abus- 
ing one of them. He supposed that the children of Israel 
understood that he was trying to help them. But they did 
not. The next day, when he tried to settle a quarrel be- 
tween two' of them, they thrust him away, saying: "Who 
made thee ruler and a judge over us? Wouldst thou kill us, 
as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?" 

Moses was afraid when he heard this, and fled from 
Egypt. He went into the wilderness in the land of Midian. 
There he lived for forty years. He married Zipporah, the 
daughter of a Midian priest, named Jethro, and made his 
home among her people. 

Moses Hears God's Voice, Now Moses was keeping the 
flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian : and 
he led his flock to the back of the wilderness, and came un- 
to the mountain of God, called Horeb. And the angel of 
God appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst 



B I B LE BI OGRAPH I E S 121 

12. Han svarade: "Jag vill va- 14. Gud sade till Mose: "Jag 
ra med dig. Och detta skall for Mr den jag ar." Och nan sade vi- 
dig vara tecknet pa att det ar jag, dare: "Sa skall du saga till Is- 
som har sant dig: nar du har fort raels barn: Jag ar har sant mig 
folket ut ur Egypten, skolen I hal- till eder." 

la gudstjanst pa detta berg." 15. Och Gud sade ytterligare 

till Mose: "Sa, skall du saga till 

13. Da sade Mose till Gud: Israels barn: Herren, edra fa- 
"Nar jag nu kommer till Israels ders Gud, Abrahams Gud, Isaks 
barn och sager till dem: 'Edra fa- Gud och Jakobs Gud, har sant 
ders Gud har sant mig till eder', mig till eder. Detta skall vara 
och de fraga mig: 'Vad ar nans mitt namn evinnerligen, och sa 
namn?' vad skall jag da svara skall man nainna mig fran slakte 
dem?" till slakte. 



Rbsten Iran den brinnande busken 

1 

Mose flykt till oknen. Mose var fyrtio ar da han oppet 
borjade visa medlidande med sitt folk. Sa djupt led Mose 
darav att Israels barn fortrycktes, att han en dag" slog ihjal 
en egyptisk fogde, som misshandlade en a v dem. Mose trod- 
de, att Israels barn skulle forsta att han ville hjalpa dem. 
Men det gjorde de icke. Nasta dag, da han forsokte at- 
skilja tvanne av dem, som tvistade med varandra, stotte de 
bort honom sagande: "Vem har satt dig till hovding och 
domare over oss? Kanske du vill doda oss, sasom du i gar 
dodade egyptiern?" 

Mose fylldes av fruktan, da han horde detta, och flydde 
ifran Egypten. Han begav sig till oknen i Midians land. 
Dar bodde han i fyrtio ar. Dar gifte han sig med Sippora, 
dottern till en midianitisk prast, som hette Jetro, och bodde 
dar tillsammans med hennes folk. 

Mose hbr Guds rost. Och Mose vaktade faren at sin svar- 
fader Jetro, prasten i Midian. Och han drev en gang faren 
bortom oknen och kom sa till Guds berg Horeb. Dar uppen- 
barede sig Herrens angel for honom i en eldslaga, som slog 



122 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

of a bush : and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with 
fire, but the bush was not consumed. 

And Moses said: "I will turn aside now, and see this 
great sight, why the bush is not burnt." And God saw that 
he turned aside to see, and God called to him out of the 
midst of the bush, and said: "Moses, Moses!" And Moses 
said: "Here am I." Then God's voice said: "Draw not 
nigh hither : put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the 
place whereon thou standest is holy ground." God told Mo- 
ses that He was the God of his forefathers. And Moses 
hid his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God. 

God Gives Moses a Work to Do. Then God talked with 
Moses about the afflictions of his people, the children of Is- 
rael. God had seen their oppression in Egypt. God did not 
forget the promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God 
wanted his people back in the land of Canaan, a land rich 
with milk and honey and peace and plenty. 

God said to Moses: "Come now therefore, and I will 
send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my 
people the children of Israel out of Egypt." 

Moses said : "Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, 
and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of 
Egypt? 

God said: "Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall 
be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee; when thou 
hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve 
God upon this mountain." 

And Moses took his wife and two sons with him, and the 
rod of God in his hand, and returned to Egypt. 



BIB LE BIOGRAPHI E 8 123 

upp ur en buske. Han sag att busken brann av elden men 
att busken dock icke blev fortard. 

Da tankte Mose : "Jag vill ga dit bort och betrakta den 
underbara synen och se, varfor busken icke brinner upp." 
Nar da Herren sag, att han gick astad for att se, ropade 
Gud till honom ur busken och sade: "Mose! Mose!" och Mose 
svarade: "Har ar jag!" Da sade Guds rost: 'Trad icke hit; 
drag dina skor av dina fotter, ty platsen, dar du star ar he- 
lig mark." Gud talade ytterligare om for Mose, att han var 
hans forfaders Gud. Da skylde Mose sitt ansikte, ty han 
fruktade for att se Gud. 



Gud giver Mose ett uppdrag. Sedan talade Gud med Mose 
om Israels barns betryck. Gud hade sett deras elande i E- 
gypten. Han hade icke glbmt de loften, som han givit Ab- 
raham och Isak och Jakob. Gud amnade nu fora sitt folk 
tillbaka till Kanaans land, ett land, som flyter av mjolk och 
honung och ar ett gott och rymligt land. 

Gud sade till Mose : "Darfor ma du nu ga astad, jag vill 
sanda dig till Farao; och du skall fora mitt folk, Israels 
barn, ut ur Egypten." 

Men Mose sade till Gud : "Vem ar jag, att jag skulle ga 
till Farao och att jag skulle fora Israels barn ut ur Egyp- 
ten?" 

Gud sade : "Jag vill vara med dig. Och detta skall for 
dig vara tecknet pa, att det ar jag, som har sant dig, nar du 
har fort folket ut ur Egypten, skolen I halla gudstjanst pa 
detta berg." 

Och Mose tog sin hustru och sina tva soner med sig, samt 
Guds stav i sin hand, och begav sig tillbaka till Egyptens 
land. 



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LESSON 21 



TEXT: Ex. 6: 28—7: 6: 10: 20—29 



28. And it came to pass on the 
day when Jehovah spake unto 
Moses in the land of Egypt, 

29. that Jehovah spake unto 
Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: 
speak thou unto Pharaoh king of 
Egypt all that I speak unto thee. 

30. And Moses said before Je- 
hovah, Behold, I arn of uncircum- 
cised lips, and how shall Pharaoh 
hearken unto rne? 

1. And Jehovah said unto Mo- 
ses, See, I have made thee as God 
to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy 
brother shall be thy prophet. 

2. Thou shalt speak all that I 
command thee; and Aaron thy 
brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, 
that he let the children of Israel 
go out of his land. 

3. And I will harden Pharaoh's 
heart, and multiply my signs and 
my wonders in the land of Egypt. 

4. But Pharaoh will not hearken 
unto you, and I will lay my hand 
upon Egypt, and bring forth my 
hosts, my people the children of 
Israel, out of the land of Egypt 
by great judgments. 

5. And the Egyptians shall 
know that I am Jehovah, when I 
stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, 
and bring out the children of Is- 
rael from among them. 

6. And Moses and Aaron did so; 
as Jehovah commanded them, so 
did they. 

* * * * 



28. Och nar Herren talade till 
Mose i Egyptens land, 

29. talade han sa till Mose: 
"Jag ar Herren. Tala till Farao, 
konungen i Egypten, allt, vad jag 
talar till dig." 

39. Men Mose sade infor Her- 
ren: "Se, jag har oomskurna 
lappar; huru skulle da Farao vil- 
ja hora pa, mig?" 

1. Men Herren sade till Mose: 
"Se, jag har satt dig att vara sa- 
som en Gud for Farao, och din 
broder Aron skall vara din profet. 

2. Du skall tala allt, vad jag 
bjuder dig; sedan skall din bro- 
der Aron tala med Farao om att 
han maste slappa Israels barn ut 
ur sitt land. 

3. Men jag skall forharda Fa- 
raos hjarta och skall gbra manga 
tecken och under i Egyptens 
land. 

4. Farao skall icke hora pa. 
eder; men jag skall lagga min 
hand pa Egypten och skall fora 
mina harskaror, mitt folk, Israels 
barn, ut ur Egyptens land, genom 
stora straffdomar. 

5. Och egyptierna skola fornim- 
ma, att jag ar Herren, nar jag 
racker ut min hand over Egyp- 
ten och for Israels barn ut fran 
dem." 

6. Och Mose och Aron gjorde 
sa; de gjorde, sasom Herren ha 
de bjudit dem. 



20. But Jehovah hardened Pha- 
raoh's heart, and he did not let 
the children of Israel go. 

21. And Jehovah said unto Mo- 
ses, Stretch out thy hand toward 
heaven that there may be dark- 
ness over the land of Egypt, even 
darkness which may be felt. 



20. Men Herren forstockade Fa- 
raos hjarta, sa att han icke slapp- 
te Israels barn. 

21. Darefter sade Herren till 
Mose: "Rack din hand upp mot 
himmelen, sa skall over Egyptens 
land komma ett sadant morker, 
att man kan taga pa det." 



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Moses before Pharaoh 

(Mose infor Farao) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Heb. 11:27 

By faith he forsook Egypt, not 
fearing the wrath of the king: for 
he endured, as seeing him who is 
invisible. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 103:4, 5 

Who redeemeth thy life from de- 
struction; 

Who crowneth thee with loving- 
kindness and tender mer- 
cies; 

Who satisfieth thy desire with 

good tilings, 

So that thy youth is renewed like 
the eagle. 
Repeat verses 1-5. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Hebr. 11:27 
Genom tron bvergav nan Egyp- 
ten, utan att lata forskracka sig 
av konungens vrede; ty darige- 
att han likasom sag den Osynlige, 
kunde han harda ut. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 103:4, 5 
Han som forlossar ditt liv fran 

graven 
och kroner dig med nad och barm- 

hartighet, 
han som mattar ditt begar med 

sitt goda, 
s& att du bliver ung pa. nytt sasoni 

en orn. 
Repetera verserna 1-5. 



22. And Moses stretched forth 
his hand toward heaven; and 
and there was a thick darkness 
in all the land of Egypt three 
days; 

23. they saw not one another, 
neither rose any one from his 
place for three days: but all the 
children of Israel had light in 
their dwellings. 

24. And Pharaoh called unto 
Moses, and said, Go ye, serve Je- 
hovah; only let your flocks and 
your herds be stayed: let your 
little ones also go with you. 



22. Da rackte Mose sin hand 
upp mot himmelen, och ett tjockt 
mbrker kom over hela Egyptens 
land i tre dagar. 

23. Ingen kunde se den andre, 
och ingen kunde rora sig fr&n sin 
plats i tre dagar. Men alia Isra- 
els barn hade ljust, dar de bodde. 

24. Da kallade Farao Mose tilli 
sig och sade: "Gan astad och 
hallen gudstjanst at.Herren; la- 
ten allenast edra far och fakrea- 
tur bliva kvar. Ocksa edra kvin- 
nor och edra barn ma ga med 
eder." 



126 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

m 

25. And Moses said, Thou must 27. But Jehovah hardened Pha- 
also give into our hand sacrifices raoh's heart, and he would not let 
and burnt-offerings, that we may them go- 
sacrifice unto Jehovah our God. n 28. And Pharaoh said unto him, 

Get thee from me, take heed to 
thyself, see my face no more; for 

26. Our cattle also shall go with j " ^ e A d . ay thou seest m * face thou 

shalt die. 



us; there shall not a hoof be left 
behind; for thereof we must serve 
Jehovah, until we come thither. again no more 



29. And Moses said, Thou hast 
behind; for thereof we must serve spo ken well; I will see thy face 



God's Mighty Servant before Egypt's Mighty King 

Moses Before Pharaoh. It came to pass when God spoke 
to Moses in the land of Egypt, that he said thus unto him : 
"I am God ; speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that 
I speak unto thee." 

But Moses feared that he could not speak so that Phar- 
aoh would hearken unto him. 

Moses is Given a Helper. Then God said to Moses: "See 
I have made thee as God unto Pharaoh ; and Aaron thy bro- 
ther shall be thy prophet. Thou shalt speak unto Pharaoh, 
that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. And 
I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and 
my wonders in the land of Egypt." 

And God said, too: "Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, 
and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my 
people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by 
great judgments. And the Egyptians shall know that I am 
Jehovah, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and 
bring out the children of Israel from among them." 

And Moses and Aaaron did as God commanded them, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 127 

25. Men Mose sade: Du maste 27. Men Herren forstockade 
ock lata oss fa slaktoffer och Faraos hjarta, sa att han icke vil- 
brannoffer att offra at Herren, le slappa dem. 

var Gud. 28. Och Farao sade till honom: 

26. Ocksa var boskap maste ga "Ga bort ifran mig, och tag dig 
med oss, och icke en klov far bli- *'•! vara for att annu en gang 
va kvar, ty darav maste vi taga komma infor mitt ansikte, ty pa 
det, varmed vid skola halla guds- den dag, du kommer infor mitt 
tjanst at Herren, var Gud. Och ansikte, skall du do." 

fbrran vi komma dit, veta vi sjal- 29. Mose svarade: "Du har ta- 

va icke, vad vi bora offra at Her- lat ratt, jag skall icke vidare kom- 

ren." ma inior ditt ansikte." 



Guds maktige tjanare infor Egyptens maktige konung 

Mose infor Farao. Och Herren talade till Mose i Egyptens 
land, sagande : "Jag ar Herren. Tala till Farao, konungen 
i Egypten, allt, vad jag talar till dig." 

Men Mose var radd for, att han ej kunde tala sa, att Fa- 
rao skulle vilja hora honom. 

Mose far en hjalpare. Da sade Herren till Mose: "Se, jag 
har satt dig att vara sasom Gud for Farao, och din broder 
Aron skall vara din profet. Du skall tala allt, vad jag bju- 
der dig; sedan skall din broder Aron tala med Farao om 
att han maste slappa Israels barn ut ur sitt land. Men jag 
skall forharda Faraos hjarta och skall gora manga tecken 
och under i Egyptens land." 

Och Gud sade vidare: "Farao skall icke hora pa eder; 
men jag skall lagga min hand pa Egypten och skall fora 
mitt folk, Israels barn, ut ur Egyptens land, genom stora 
straff domar. Och Egyptierna skola fornimma, att jag ar 
•Herren, nar jag racker ut min hand over Egypten och for 
Israels barn ut fran dem." 

Och Mose och Aron gjorde, sasom Herren hade bjudit 
dem. 



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God Sends Punishment over Egypt. Pharaoh allowed his 
heart to be hardened. Each time that he was inclined to let 
the children of Israel leave and then refused to let them go, 
God sent a plague over the land. Moses had the power to 
perform miracles before Pharaoh. Moses and Aaron had 
to come time and time again before him. 

When eight plagues had gone over the land, and Pharaoh 
had not let the children of Israel go, God said to Moses: 
"Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be 
darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may 
be felt." Moses obeyed God, and for three days it was so 
dark in the land that no one dared move from his place. 
But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 

Moses Before Pharaoh for the Last Time. Then Pharaoh 
sent for Moses and bade him leave the land with the child- 
ren of Israel. But he did not permit them to take any of 
their flocks and herds with them. Then Moses said : "Thou 
must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, 
that we may sacrifice unto Jehovah, our God. Our cattle 
also shall go with us." 

But Pharaoh would not let them go. He said to Moses : 
"Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no 
more: for in the day thou seest my face again thou shalt 
die." 

Moses answered: "Thou hast spoken well; I will see 
thy face again no more." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 129 

Gud sander straff domar over Egypten. Men Farao lat sitt 
hjarta forstockas. Varje gang han tankte slappa Israels 
barn ut ur Egypten men angrade sig och beholl dem kvar, 
sande Gud en plaga over landet. Mose fick makt att gora 
underverk infor Farao. Mose och Aron maste ater och ater 
igen trada fram infor honom. 

Da atta plagor overgatt landet och Farao annu icke 
slappt Israels barn, sade Herren till Mose: "Rack ut din 
hand upp mot himmelen, sa skall over Egyptens land kom 
ma ett sadant morker, att man kan taga pa det." Mose 1yd- 
de Gud, och i tre dagar var ett morker over hela landet sa 
tjockt, att ingen kunde rora sig fran sin plats. Men Israels 
barn hade ljus, dar de bodde. 

Mose infor Farao for sista gdngen. Da kallade Farao Mo- 
se till sig och bad honom draga ut ur landet med Israels 
folk. Men han tillat icke, att de skulle taga sina far och fa- 
kreatur med sig. Da sade Mose: "Du maste lata oss fa 
slaktoffer och brannoffer att offra at Herren, var Gud. Ock- 
sa var boskap maste ga med oss." 

Men Farao ville icke slappa dem. Han sade till Mose: 
"Ga bort if ran mig och tag dig till vara for att annu en 
gang komma infor mitt ansikte ; ty pa den dag, du kommer 
infor mitt ansikte, skall du do." 

Mose svarade: "Du har talat ratt; jag skall icke vidare 
komma infor ditt ansikte." 



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LESSON 22 



TEXT: EX. 12: 1—14, 51 



1. And Jehovah spake unto Mo- 
ses and Aaron in the- land of 
Egypt, saying, 

2. This month shall be unto you 
the beginning of months: it shall 
be the first month of the year to 
you. 

3. Speak ye unto all the congre- 
gation of Israel, saying, In the 
tenth day of this month they shall 
take to them every man a lamb, 
according to their fathers' houses, 
a lamb for a household: 

4. and if the household be too 
little for a Iamb, then shall he and 
his neighbor next unto his house 
take one according to the number 
of the souls; according to every 
man's eating ye shall make your 
count for the lamb. 

5. Your lamb shall be without 
blemish, a male a year old; ye 
shall take it from the sheep, or 
from the goats: 

6. and ye shall keep it until 
the fourteenth day of the same 
month; and the whole assembly 
of the congregation of Israel shall 
kill it at even. 

7. And they shall take of the 
blood, and put it on the two side- 
posts and on the lintel, upon the 
houses wherein they shall eat it. 

8. And they shall eat the flesh 
in that night, roast with fire, and 
unleavened bread; with bitter 
herbs they shall eat it. 

9. Eat not of it raw, nor boiled 
at all with water, but roast with 
fire; its head with its legs and 
with the inwards thereof. 

10. And ye shall let nothing of 
it remain until the morning; but 
that which remaineth of it until 
the morning ye shall burn with 
fire. 



1. Och Herren talade till Mose 
och Aron i Egyptens land och 
sade: 

2. Denna manad skail hos eder 
vara den framsta manaden, den 
skall hos eder vara den forsta av 
arets manader. 

3. Talen till Israels hela menig- 
het och sagen: "Pa. tionde dagen 
i denna manad skall var husfader 
taga sig ett lamm, s§, att vart hus- 
hall far ett lamm. 

4. Men om hushallet ar for li- 
tet till ett lamm, si skola husfa- 
dem och hans narmaste granne 
taga ett lamm tillsammans, efter 
personernas antal. For vart lamm 
skolen I berakna ett visst antal, 
i man av vad var och en ater. 

5. Ett felfritt axsgammalt lamm 
av hankon skolen I utvalja; av 
faren eller av getterna skolen i 
taga det. 

6. Och 1 skolen forvara det in- 
till fjortonde dagen i denna ma- 
nad; da skall man — Israels he- 
la forsamlade menighet — slakta 
det vid aftontiden. 

7. Och man skall taga av blo- 
det och stryka pa. bada dorrpos- 
terna och pa ovre dorrtraet i hu- 
sen, dar man ater det. 

8. Och man skall ata kbttet 
samma natt; det skall vara stekt 
pa eld, och man skall ata det 
med osyrat brbd jamte bittra or- 
ter. 

9. I skolen icke ata nagot dar- 
av ratt eller kokt i vatten; utan 
det skall vara stekt p§, eld, med 
huvud, fotter och innanmate. 

10. Och I skolen icke lamna 
nagot darav kvar till morgonen; 
skulle nagot darav bliva kvar till 
morgonen, skolen I branna upp 
det i eld. 



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131 




The Exodus Begins 

(Utvandringen borjar) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

1 Cor. 5:7 
Our passover also hath 
sacrificed, even Christ. 



been 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 103:6, 7 

Jehovah executeth righteous acts, 
And judgments for all that are 

oppressed. 
He made known his ways unto 

Moses, 
His doings unto the children of 

Israel. 

Repeat verses 1-7. 



TaNKESPRaK 

1 Kor. 5:7 

Vi hava ock ett paskalamm, 
som ar slaktat, namligen Kristus. 



MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 103: 6, 7 

Herren gor rattfardighetens verk 
och skaffar ratt at alia fortryckta. 
Han lat Mose se sina vagar, 
Israels barn sina garningar. 

Repetera verserna 1-7. 



11. And thus shall ye eat it: 
with your loins girded, your shoes 
on your feet, and your staff in 
your hand; and ye shall eat it in 
haste: it is Jehovah's passover. 

12. For I will go through the 
land of Egypt in that night, and 
will smite all the first-born in the 
land of Egypt, both man and 
beast; and against all the gods of 
Egypt I will execute judgments: 
I am Jehovah. 

13. And the blood shall be to 
you for a token upon the houses 
where ye are: and when I see the 
blood, I will pass over you, and 
there shall no plague be upon you 
to destroy you, when I smite the 
land of Egypt. 



11. Och I skolen ata det sa: I 
skolen vara omgjordade kring ed- 
ra lander, hava edra skor pa fot- 
terna och edra stavar i handerna. 
Och I skolen ata det med hast. 
Detta ar Herrens pask. 

12. Ty jag skall pa den natten 
ga fram genom Egyptens land och 
sla allt fbrstfott i Egyptens land, 
bade manniskor och boskap; och 
over Egyptens alia gudar skall 
jag halla dom; jag Mr Herren. 

13. Och blodet skall vara ett 
tecken, eder till raddning, p§, de 
hus, i vilka I aren, ty nar jag ser 
blodet, skall jag ga forbi eder; 
och ingen hemsokelse skall drab- 
ba eder med fordarv, nar jag slar 
Egyptens land. 



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14. And this day shall be unto * * * * 

you for a memorial, and ye shall 51 And it came to ss the self . 

keep it a feast to Jehovah: , .. . T . ,•,.-,,. 

throughout your generations ye same day ' that J eh °™h did bring 

shall keep it a feast by an ordi- tne children of Israel out of the 

nance for ever. land of Egypt by their hosts. 



Moses Leads the Children of Israel Out of Egypt 

The Time Comes for the Children of Israel to Leave Egypt. 

Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of 
Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. But 
Pharaoh's heart was still hardened against the children of 
Israel. 

Soon after the plague of darkness, God spake unto Moses 
and Aaron, saying: "This month shall be unto you the be- 
ginning of months : it shall be the first month of the year 
to you." No longer need the children of Israel abide by the 
time of the Egyptians. God was ready to take them up out 
of Egypt. Pharaoh's heart was still hard, but God was let- 
ting a new time dawn for his people. 

Preparations for the Exodus. On the tenth day of this first 
month of the new year, according to God's command, the 
people took a year-old lamb, free of blemish, and kept it in 
their households until the fourteenth day. Each household 
had its lamb. If a family was small, it shared its lamb with 
the neighbor's family, so that all the children of Israel were 
provided for. 

The Passover Lamb is Eaten. On the evening of the four- 
teenth day the children of Israel killed the lambs and roast- 
ed them for a feast. They took of the blood of the lamb, as 
God had commanded, and spread it on the doorposts and 
lintels of their houses. Then they ate of the lamb. It was 
a great feast. The people were dressed for a long journey 
and ate their meat in haste. If anything remained of the 
lamb, it was burned in the fire upon which it had been 
roasted, for no trace of it must remain by morning. 






BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 133 

14. Och I skolen hava denna * * * * 

dag till en aminnelsedag och fi- 51. S& forde da. Herren p& den- 

ra den sasom en Herrens hogtid. na sainma dag Israels barn ut ur 

Sasom en evardlig stiftelse sko- Egyptens land, efter deras har- 

len i fira den, slakte efter slakte. skaror. 



Mose leder Israels barn ut ur Egypten 



Tiden kommer for Israels barn att lamna Egypten. Mose 
hade stort anseende i Egyptens land, bade hos Faraos tja- 
nare och hos folket. Men Faraos hjarta forblev forstockat 
mot Israels barn. 

En kort tid efter det tjocka%norkrets plaga hade over- 
gatt landet, talade Gud till Mose och Aron, och sade: "Den- 
na manad skall hos eder vara den framsta manaden, den 
skall hos eder vara den forsta av arets manader." Israels 
barn behovde icke langre ratta sig efter egyptiernas tid. Ti- 
den var inne, da Gud skulle fora dem ut ur Egyptens land. 
Faraos hjarta var visserligen forstockat, men Gud hade la- 
tit en ny tid gry for sitt folk. 

Forberedelser for utvandringen. Pa tionde dagen efter 
den nya tidrakningen tog varje husfader till sig, enligt Guds 
befallning, ett felfritt, ett ars gammalt lamm for att forva- 
ra det i sitt hus till den f jortonde dagen. Om hushallet var 
for litet till ett helt lamm, delades lammet med grannen, sa 
att varje person bland Israels barn blev forsedd. 

Pdskalammet ates. Pa aftonen den f jortonde dagen slak- 
tade Israels barn lammen och stekte dem till en maltid. De 
togo av blodet fran lammet, sasom Gud hade befallt, och 
stroko av det pa dorrposterna och pa ovre dorrtradet till si- 
na hus. Sedan ato de lammet. Det var en stor hogtidsfest. 
Israels barn voro ikladda resdrakt, och de ato sin kost med 
hast. Om nagot lamnades kvar av lammet, brandes det i 
elden varpa lammet stektes, ty mot morgonen f ick intet spar 
finnas kvar av det. 



134 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

The Tenth Plague. The same night God passed over the land 
of Egypt with the hand of death and smote all the first 
born both of man and beast in all homes that were not 
marked with the blood of the lamb. God smote the first 
born of all the Egyptians. Never had there been greater 
sorrow* in the land of Egypt and never will there be. 

The Feast of the Passover to be Celebrated in Times to 
Come. God saved the children of Israel through the sign 
of the blood. And God said to Moses and to Aaron, con- 
cerning the feast of the night of his passing over Egypt: 
"Speak ye unto all the people of Israel, saying . . . "And 
this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep 
it a feast to Jehovah: throughout your generations ye shall 
keep it a feast by an ordinance forever." 

God Brings the Children of Israel Out of Egypt. And it 
came to pass the self same day, that God brought the child- 
ren of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 



LESSON 23 

GOLDEN TEXT TaNKESPRaK 

Heb. 11:29 Hebr. 11:29 

By faith they passed through Genom tron drogo de fram ge- 

the Red sea as by dry land: which nom Roda havet, likasom pa torra 

the Egyptians assaying to do were landet; men nar egyptierna for- 

swallowed up. sbkte ga samma vag, dranktes de. 



TEXT: EX. 14: 5—9, 21—31 

5. And it was told the king of 5. Da. man nu berattade for ko- 
Egypt that the people were fled: nungen i Egypten, att folket hade 
and the heart of Pharaoh and of flytt, fbrvandlades Faraos och 
his servants was changed towards hans tjanares hjartan mot folket, 
the people, and they said, What is och de sade: "Hum ilia gjorde 
this we have done, that we have vi icke, nar vi slappte Israel, sa. 
let Israel go from serving us? att de nu icke mer skola tjana 

oss!" 

6. And he made ready his 

chariot, and took his people with 6. Och han lat spanna for sina 

him; vagnar och tog sitt folk med sig; 



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135 



Den tionde pldgan. Samma natt gick Gud fram over Egyp- 
tens land och slog med doden allt forstfott, bade manniskor 
och boskap, som funnos dar icke hemmets ingang var be- 
struken med lammets blod. Gud slog allt forstfott bland 
egyptierna. Aldrig f orr hade en sadan angest varit i Egyp- 
tens land och aldrig mer skall en liknande horas. 

Pdskfesten skall firas under kommande tider. Gud frals- 
te Israels barn genom blodstecknet. Och Gud sade till Mose 
och Aron: "Talen till Israels folk och sagen .... Och I 
skolen hava denna dag till en aminnelsedag och f ira den sa- 
som en Herrens hogtid. Sasom en evardelig stiftelse sko- 
len I fira den, slakte efter slakte." 

Gud forer Israels barn ut ur Egypten. Sa forde da Herren 
pa samma dag Israels barn ut ur Egyptens land. 



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Pharaoh's Armies Drown in the Red Sea 

(Faraos harar drunkna i Roda havet) 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 103:8, 9 

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, 
Slow to anger, and abundant in 

lovingkindness. 
He will not always chide; 
Neither will he keep his anger for 

ever. 

Repeat verses 1-9. 



MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 103:8, 9 

Barmliartig och nadig ar Herren, 
langmodig och stor i mildhet. 
Han gar icke standigt till ratta 
och behaller ej vrede evinnerligen. 



Repetera verserna 1-9. 



136 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



7. and he took six hundred 
chosen chariots, and all the char- 
iots of Egypt, and captains over 
all of them. 

8. And Jehovah hardened the 
the heart of Pharaoh king of 
Egypt, and he pursued after the 
children of Israel: for the children 
of Israel went out with a high 
hand. 

9. And the Egyptians pursued 
after them, all the horses and 
chariots of Pharaoh, and his 
horsemen, and his army, and over- 
took them encamping by the sea, 
beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal- 
zephon. 

***** 

21. And Moses stretched out his 
hand over the sea; and Jehovah 
caused the sea to go back by a 
strong east wind all the night, 
and made the sea a dry land, and 
the waters were divided. 

22. And the children of Israel 
went into the midst of the sea 
upon the dry ground: and the 
waters were a wall unto them on 
their right hand, and on their 
left. 

23. And the Egyptians pursued, 
and went in after them into the 
midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's 
horses, his chariots, and his horse- 
men. 

24. And it came to pass in the 
morning watch, that Jehovah 
looked forth upon the host of the 
Egyptians through the pillar of 
lire and of cloud, and discomfited 
the host of the Egyptians. 



25. And he took off their char- 
iot wheels, and they drove them 
heavily; so that the Egyptians 
said, Let us flee from the face of 
Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for 
them against the Egyptians. 

26. And Jehovah said unto Mo- 
ses, Stretch out thy hand over the 
sea, that the waters may come 
again upon the Egyptians, upon 
their chariots, and upon their 
horsemen. 

27. And Moses stretched forth 
his hand over the sea, and the 
sea returned to its strength when 
the morning appeared; and the 
Egyptians fled against it; and Je- 
hovah overthrew the Egyptians in 
the midst of the sea. 

28. And the waters returned, 
and covered the chariots, and the 
horsemen, even all the host of 
Pharaoh that went in after them 
into the sea; there remained not 
so much as one of them. 

29. But the children of Israel 
walked upon dry land in the midst 
of the sea; and the waters were 
a wall unto them on their right 
hand, and on their left. 

30. Thus Jehovah saved Israel 
that day out of the hand of the 
Egyptians; and Israel saw the 
Egyptians dead upon the sea- 
shore. 

31. And Israel saw the great 
work. which Jehovah did upon the 
Egyptians, and the people feared 
Jehovah: and they believed in Je- 
hovah, and in his servant Moses. 



The Great Leader in a Dangerous Pass 

Pharaoh Pursues the Children of Israel. When Pharaoh 
heard that the children of Israel had fled, his heart was 
hardened again, and he said unto his people : "What is this 
we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



137 



7. han tog sex hundra utvalda 
vagnar och alia vagnar, som el- 
jest fimnos i Egypten, och kain- 
par pa dem alia. 

8. Ty Herren forstockade Fara* 
os, den egyptiske konungens, 
hjarta, sa att han fbrfoljde Isra- 
els barn, nar de nu drogo ut med 
upplyft hand. 

9. Och egyptierna, alia Faraos 
hastar, vagnar och ryttare och 
hela hans har, forfoljde dem och 
hunno upp dem, dar de voro lag- 
rade vid ha vet, vid Pi-Hahirot, 
i'ramfor Baal-Sefon. 



21. Och Mose rackte ut sin 
hand over havet; da drev Herren 
undan havet genom en stark os- 
tanvind, som blaste hela natten, 
och han gjorde sa havet till torrt 
land; och vattnet klovs i tu. 

22. Och Israels barn gingo mitt 
igenom havet pa torr mark, under 
det att vattnet stod sasom en mur 
till hoger och till vanster om dem. 

23. Och egyptierna, alia Faraos 
hastar, vagnar och ryttare, for- 
foljde dern och kommo efter dem 
ut till mitten av havet. 

24. Men nar morgonvakten var 
inne, blickade Herren pa egypti- 
ernas har ur eldstoden och moln- 
skyn och sande forvirring i egyp- 
tiernas har: 



25. och han lat hjulen falla 
ifran deras vagnar, sa att det blev 
dem svart att komma framat. Da 
sade egyptierna: "Latom oss fly 
for Israel, ty Herren strider for 
dem mot egyptierna." 

' 26. Men Herren sade till Mo- 
se: "Rack ut din hand over ha- 
vet, sa att vattnet vander tillba- 
ka och kommer over egyptierna, 
over deras vagnar och ryttare." 

27. Da rackte Mose ut sin hand 
over havet, och mot morgonen 
vande havet tillbaka till sin van- 
liga plats, och egyptierna, som 
flydde, mdttes darav; och Her- 
ren kringstrodde egyptierna mitt 
i havet. 

28. Och vattnet, som vande till- 
baka, overtackte vagnarna och 
ryttarna, hela Faraos har, som 
hade kommit efter dem ut i ha- 
vet; icke en enda av dem kom 
undan. 

29. Men Israels barn gingo pa 
torr mark mitt igenom havet, och 
vattnet stod sasom en mur till 
hbger och till vanster om dem. 

30. Sa fralste Herren pa den 
dagen Israel fran egyptiernas 
hand, och Israel sag egyptierna 
ligga doda pa havsstranden. 

31. Och nar Israel sag, huru 
Herren hade bevisat sin stora 
makt pa egyptierna, fruktade fol- 
k-et Herren; och de trodde pa 
Herren och pa hans tjanare Mo- 
se. 



Den store ledaren i ett farligt lage 



Farao forfoljer Israels barn. Da Farao fick hora, att Is- 
raels barn hade flytt, angrade han att han hade slappt dem. 
Han sade till sitt folk: "Huru ilia gjorde vi icke, nar vi 
slappte Israel, sa att de nu icke mer skola tjana oss! Och 



138 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

And he made ready his chariot and took his people with 
him : and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the 
chariots of Egypt, and placed captains over all of them, and 
followed after the children of Israel. He overtook them 
where they were camping by the Red Sea. 

Moses Comforts the Children of Israel. The children of Is- 
rael were in great fear. They would rather have died as 
slaves in Egypt than die by the hands of the pursuing 
Egyptians "in the wilderness. But Moses said unto them: 
"Fear ye not ; Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold 
your peace." 

And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of 
Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of 
cloud, that had gone before them, removed and stood be- 
hind them, so that the Egyptians could not see to come upon 
them in the night. 

The Children of Israel Cross the Red Sea. Then Moses 
stretched out his hand over the sea; and God caused the 
water of the sea to go back by a strong wind all night, mak- 
ing the sea dry land and dividing the waters. And the 
children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the 
dry ground : and the waters were a wall unto them on their 
right hand, and on their left. 

The Egyptians, Following after Them, are Drowned. The 

Egyptians followed after them into the midst of the sea. 
There God confused them. Their chariot wheels fell off 
and they could make no progress. They said : "Let us flee 
from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them 
against the Egyptians." 

Moses Stretches His Hand Again Over the Sea. Then, ac- 
cording to God's command, Moses again stretched out his 
hand over the sea, and toward morning the sea came roar- 
ing back again, so that when the Egyptians fled against it, 
the waters covered them, and not one of them escaped. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 139 

han lat spanna for sina vagnar och tog sitt folk med sig; 
han tog sexhundra utvalda vagnar och alia vagnar, som el- 
jest funnos i Egypten, och kampar pa dem alia, och med 
hela hans har forfoljde han dem och hann upp dem, dar de 
hade lagrat sig strax invid Roda ha vet. 

Mose trostar Israels barn. Israels barn blevo mycket for- 
skrackta. Hellre hade de dott i sin traldom i Egyptens 
land an att forgoras av egyptiernas krigshar i oknen. Men 
Mose sade till dem : "Frukta icke ; Herren skall strida for 
eder, och i skolen vara stilla darvid." 

Och Guds angel, som hade gatt framfor Israels barn, 
f lyttade sig bakom dem ; molstoden, som hade gatt framfor 
dem, flyttade sig och tog plats bakom dem, sa att egyptier- 
na icke kunde komma inpa dem under natten. 

Israels barn tdga over Roda havet. Och Mose rackte ut 
sin hand over havet, och Gud drev undan havet genom en 
stark vind, som blaste hela natten, och han gjorde sa havet 
till torrt land, han gjorde en vag genom havet. Och Isra- 
els barn gingo mitt igenom havet pa torr mark, under det 
att vattnet stod sasom en mur till hoger och till vanster om 
dem. 

Egyptierna folja dem och drunkna. Egyptierna foljde ef- 
ter anda till mitten av havet. Men Herren forvirrade dem 
och deras vagnshjul folio fran vagnarna, och de kunde ic- 
ke komma framat. Da sade de: "Latom oss fly for Israel, 
ty Herren strider for dem mot egyptierna." 

Mose stracker dter ut sin hand over havet. Da rackte Mo- 
se ater ut sin hand over havet, enligt Guds befallning, och 
mot morgonen vande vattnet tillbaka till sin vanliga plats, 
och de flyende egyptierna mottes av det, och vattnet over- 
tackte dem alia, sa att icke en enda av dem kom undan. 



140 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



But the children of Israel had walked upon dry land in 
the midst of the sea. In this manner God saved them that 
day out of the hands of the Egyptians. 

The Song of Thanksgiving. When the children of Israel saw 
the great work which God had done upon the Egyptians, 
they feared God : and they believed in God and in his serv- 
ant Moses. And Moses and the children of Israel sang a 
song of thanksgiving unto Jehovah. 



LESSON 24 



TEXT: EX. 16: 4—18 



4. Then said Jehovah unto Mo- 
ses, Behold, I will rain bread from 
heaven for you; and the people 
shall go out and gather a day's 
portion every day, that I may 
prove them, whether they will 
walk in my law, or not. 

5. And it shall come to pass on 
the sixth day, that they shall pre- 
pare that which they bring in, and 
it shall be twice as much as they 
gather daily. 

6. And Moses and Aaron said 
unto all the children of Israel, At 
even, then ye shall know that Je- 
hovah hath brought you out from 
the land of Egypt; 

7. and in the morning, then ye 
shall see the glory of Jehovah; 
for that he heareth your murmur- 
ings against Jehovah: and what 
are we, that ye murmur against 
us? 

8. And Moses said, This shall 
be, when Jehovah shall give you 
in the evening flesh to eat, and 
in the morning bread to the full, 
for that Jehovah heareth your 
tnurmurings which ye murmur 
against him: and what are we? 
your murmurings are not against 
us, but against Jehovah. 



4. Da sade Herren till Mose: 
"Se, jag vill lata brod fran him- 
melen regna at eder. Och folket 
skall ga ut och samla for var dag, 
sa mycket som behoves. Sa, skall 
jag satta dem pa prov for att se, 
om de vilja vandra efter min lag 
eller icke. 

5. Och nar de pa den sjatte da- 
gen tillreda, vad de hava fort 
hem, skall det vara dubbelt, mot 
vad de eljest for var dag samla 
in." 

6. Och Mose och Aron sade till 
alia Israels barn: "I afton skolen 
I fornimma, att det ar Herren, 
som har fort eder ut ur Egyptens 
land, 

7. och i morgon skolen i se 
Herrens harlighet; Herren har 
namligen hbrt, huru I knorren 
mot honom. Ty vad aro vi, att I 
knorren mot oss?" 

8. Och Mose sade ytterligare: 
"Detta skall ske darigenom, att 
Herren i afton giver eder kott att 
ata och i morgon brod att matta 
eder med, da nu Herren har hort, 
huru i knorren mot honom. Ty 
vad aro vi? Det ar icke mot oss 
i knorren utan mot Herren." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



141 



Men Israels barn hade gatt pa torr mark mitt igenom 
havet, och pa sa satt fralste Herren pa den dagen Israel 
fran egyptiernas hand. 

Israels barns lovsdng. Nar Israel sag, huru Herren hade 
bevisat sin stora makt pa egyptierna, fruktade folket Her- 
ren; och de trodde pa Herren och pa hans tjanare Mose. 
Och Mose och Israels barn sjongo en lovsang till Herrens 
ara. 



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The Children of Israel Gather Manna 

(Israels barn samla manna) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

John 6:49,. 51 

Jesus . . . said . . . Your fathers 
ate the manna in the wilderness, 
and they died. ... I am the living 
bread which came down out of 
heaven. 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 103:10, 11 

He hath not dealt with us after 
our sins, 

Nor rewarded us after our iniqui- 
ties. 

For as the heavens are high above 
the earth, 

So great is his lovingkindness to- 
ward them that fear him. 
Repeat verses 1-11. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Joh. 6:49, 51 

Jesus . . . sade . . . Edra fader 
ato manna i oknen, och de dogo. 
. . . Jag ar det levande brbdet, som 
har kommit ned fran himmelen. 

MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 103:10, 11 

Han handlar icke med oss efter 

vara synder 
och vedergaller oss icke efter vara 

missgarningar. 
Ty sa hog som himmelen ar over 

jorden, 
sa valdig ar hans nad over dem, 

som frukta honom. 
Repetera vcrserna 1-11. 



142 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



9. And Moses said unto Aaron, 
Say unto all the congregation of 
the children of Israel, Come near 
before Jehovah; for he hath heard 
your murmurings. 

10. And it came to pass, as 
Aaron spake unto the whole con- 
gregation of the children of Israel, 
that they looked toward the 
wilderness, and, behold, the glory 
of Jehovah appeared in the cloud. 

11. And Jehovah spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

12. I have heard the murmur- 
ings of the children of Israel: 
speak unto them, saying, At even 
ye shall eat flesh, and in the 
morning ye shall be filled with 
bread; and. ye shall know that I 
am Jehovah your God. 

13. And it came to pass at even, 
that the quails came up, and 
covered the camp; and in the 
morning the dew lay round about 
the camp. 

14. And when the dew that lay 



was gone up, behold, upon the 
face of the wilderness a small 
round thing, small as the hoar- 
frost on the ground. 

15. And when the children of 
Israel saw it, they said one to 
another, What is it? for they knew 
not what it was. And Moses said 
unto them, It is the bread which 
Jehovah hath given you to eat. 

16. This is the thing which Je- 
hovah hath commanded. Gather 
ye of it every man according to 
his eating; an omer a head, ac- 
cording to the number of your 
persons, shall ye take it, every 
man for them that are in his tent. 

17. And the children of Israel 
did so, and gathered some more, 
some less, 

18. And when they measured it 
with an omer, he that gathered 
much had nothing over, and he 
that gathered little had no lack; 
they gathered every man accord- 
ing to his eating. 



The Great Leader Must Find Bread for His People 

A Hungry People. Moses and the children of Israel had not 
gone very far on their journey, when the food they had 
brought with them out of Egypt was gone, and they began 
to get very hungry. 

Until this time the people had been happy to leave Egypt 
and they had believed in God and his servant Moses, but 
now they began to grumble and complain. They began to 
long for the good things they had had to eat in Egypt. 



The People Murmur. They cried unto Moses to give them 
food, and they murmured against Moses and Aaron for 
bringing them into the wilderness. Where could Moses find 
them food in a desert? 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



it: 



9. Och Mose sade till Aron: 
"Sag till Israels barns hela me- 
nighet: Trader, fram infor Her- 
ren, ty nan har hort, huru i knor- 
ren." 

10. Nar sedan Aron talade till 
Israels barns hela menighet, van- 
de de sig mot oknen, och se, da. 
visade sig Herrens harlighet i 
molnskyn. 

11. Och Herren talade till Mose 
och sade: 

12. "Jag liar hort, huru Israels 
barn knorra. Tala till dem och 
sag: Vid aftontiden skolen I fa. 
kott att ata, och i morgon skolen 
I fa brod att matta eder med; sa 
skolen I fornimma, att jag ar Her- 
ren, eder Gud." 

13. Och om aftonen kommo 
vaktlar och Svertackte lagret, och 
fbljande morgon lag dagg fallen 
runt omkring lagret. 

14. Och nar daggen, som hade 
fallit, gick bort, se, da. lag over 



oknen p§, jorden nagot fint, sasom 
fjall, n&got fint, likt rimfrost. 

15. Nar Israels barn sago det- 
ta, fragade de varandra: "Vad ar 
det?" Ty de visste icke, vad det 
var. Men Mose sade till dem: 
"Detti ar brodet, som Herren har 
givit eder till foda. 

16. Och sa. har Herren bjudit: 
"Samlen darav, var och en sa 
mycket han behover till mat; en 
gomer pa\ var person skolen I ta- 
ga, efter antalet av edert husfolk, 
var och en at sa\ m&nga, som han 
har i sitt talt." 

17. Och Israels barn gjorde sa, 
och den ene samlade mer, den an- 
dre mindre. 

18. Men nar de matte upp det 
med gomer-matt, hade den, som 
hade samlat mycket, intet till 
overlopps, och den, som hade 
samlat litet, honom fattades in- 
tet; var och en hade s§, mycket 
samlat, som han behovde till mat. 



Den store ledaren maste skaffa sitt folk brod 

Folket hungrar. Mose och Israels barn hade icke vandrat 
lange pa sin resa, da maten, som de hade bringat med sig 
fran Egypten, tog slut, och de borjade bli mycket hungriga. 

Hitintills hade de varit glada att fa lamna Egypten, och 
de hade trott pa Gud och pa hans tjanare Mose. Men nu 
borjade de knorra och klaga. De borjade langta tillbaka 
till den goda maten de hade haft i Egypten. 



Folket knorrar. De ropade till Mose, att han skulle giva 
dem mat. De knorrade mot Mose och Aron darfor att de 
fort dem ut i oknen, Var skulle Mose taga mat at dem i ok- 
nen? 



144 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

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shaken. God said to Moses : "Behold, I will rain bread from 

heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather" 

thT^U wl eVery 1^' ^ Z may Pr ° ve them, whe her 
they will walk m my law or not. And it shall come to pass 

brin^n 8 , ^ ,f th6y Sha11 pre P are that ^ieh they 
bnng in, and ,t shall be twice as much as they gather daily." 

them h pn^° SeS and Aa f n Went before the P e °P Ie a »d ^ve 

hZ ,T SaSe - M ° SeS Said t0 them > tha * * had not 

been against him or against Aaron that they had murmured, 

but against God. Yet God would help them. 

God Sends Food to the Children of Israel. That evening God 
ent quails, so that the children of Israel had meat to eat 
In the morning, when the dew had gone, there was some 

twiSr round ' iike hoarw •*» the « 

. t?)) When the children of Israel saw it, they said: "What is 

Moses said unto them: "It is the bread which Jehovah 
hath given you to eat. Gather ye of it every man according 
to his appe ite, and according to the number of per Sons in 
his household, and take every man of it to his tent.' And 
he children ot Israel did so, and some gathered more and 
some less . It so happened that he who ore and 

nothing over and he that gathered little had no lack 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 145 

Gud bistar Mose. Men Moses tro pa Gud rubbades icke. 
Gud sade till Mose: "Se, jag vill lata brod fran himmelen 
regna at eder. Och folket skall ga ut och samla for var dag, 
sa mycket som behoves. Sa skall jag satta dem pa prov for 
att se, om de vilja vandra efter min lag eller icke. Och nar 
de pa sjatte dagen tillreda, vad de hava fort hem, skall det 
vara dubbelt , mot vad de el jest for var dag samla in." 

Da kommo Mose och Aron infor folket och gavo folket 
Guds budskap. Moses talade om for Israels barn, att det ha- 
de icke varit mot honom eller mot Aron, som de hade knor- 
rat, utan mot Gud. Andock ville Gud hjalpa dem. 

Gud forser sitt folk med mat. Den aftonen kommo faglar ; 
och Israels barn fingo kott att ata. Foljande morgon, da 
daggen hade gatt bort, lag nagot fint, likt rimf rost, pa mar- 
ken i oknen. 

Nar Israels barn sago det, sade de: "Vad ar det?" 

Mose svarade dem: "Detta ar brodet, som Herren har 
givit till foda. Samlen darav, var och en sa mycket han be- 
hover till mat efter antalet av edert husfolk, var och en till 
sitt talt." Och Israels barn gjorde sa, och den ene samlade 
mer, den andre mindre. Det hande dock, att den, som hade 
samlat mycket hade intet till overlopps, och for den, som ha- 
de samlat litet fattades heller intet. 



146 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 25 



TEXT: EX. 19: 3—6: 24: 3—8 



3. And Moses went up unto God, 
and Jehovah called unto him out 
of the mountain, saying, Thus 
shalt thou say to the. house of Ja- 
cob, and tell the children of Is- 
rael : 

4. Ye have seen what I did unto 
the Egyptians, and how I bare you 
on eagles' wings, and brought you 
unto myself. 

5. Now therefore, if ye will 
obey my voice indeed, and keep 
my covenant, then ye shall be 
mine own possession from among 
all peoples: for all the earth is 
mine : 

6. and ye shall be unto me a 
kingdom of priests, and a holy na- 
tion. These are the words which 
thou shalt speak unto the children 
of Israel. 

***** 

3. And Moses came and told the 
people all the words of Jehovah, 
and all the ordinances: and all 
the people answered with one 
voice, and said, All the words 
which Jehovah hath spoken will 
we do. 

4. And Moses wrote all the 
words of Jehovah, and rose up 
early in the morning, and builded 
an altar under the mount, and 
twelve pillars, according to the 
twelve tribes of Israel. 

5. And he sent young men of 
the children of Israel, who offered 
burnt-offerings, and sacrificed 
peace-offerings of oxen unto Je- 
hovah. 

6. And Moses took half of the 
blood, and put it in basins; and 
half of the blood he sprinkled on 
the altar. 



3. Och Mose steg upp till Gud; 
da ropade Herren till honom upp- 
ifr&n berget och sade: "Sa. skall 
du saga till Jakobs hus, s§, skall 
du forkunna for Israels barn: 

4. 'I haven sjalva sett, vad jag 
har gjort med egyptierna, och hu- 
ru jag har burit eder pa brnvin- 
gar och fort eder till mig. 

5. Om I nu horen min rost och 
hallen mitt forbund, s£, skolen I 
vara min egendom framfor alia 
andra folk, ty hela jorden ar min; 

6. och I skolen vara mig ett ri- 
ke av praster och ett heligt folk.' 
Detta ar, vad du skall tala till Is- 
raels barn." 

* * * * 



3. Och Mose kom till folket och 
forkunnade for det alia Herrens 
ord och alia hans ratter. Da. sva- 
rade allt folket med en mun och 
sade: "Efter alia de ord, Herren 
har talat, vilja vi gora." 

4. Darefter upptecknade Mose 
alia Herrens ord. Och foljande 
morgon stod han bittida upp och 
byggde ett altare nedanfbr ber- 
get. Och han reste dar tolv sto- 
der, efter Israels tolv stammar. 

5. Och han sande israeliternas 
unga man listad till att offra 
brannoffer, sa. ock slaktoffer av 
tjurar till tackoffer at Herren. 

6. Och Mose tog halften av bio- 
det och slog det i skalarna, och 
den andra halften ay b'odet 
stankte han pa altaret. 



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147 




The Children of Israel at Mt. Sinai 

(Israels barn vid berget Sinai) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

1 Pet. 2:9 

But ye are an elect race, a royal 
priesthood, a holy nation, a people 
for God's own possession, that ye 
may show forth the excellencies 
of him who called you out of dark- 
ness into his marvellous light. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 103: 12, 13 

As tar as the east is from the 
west, 

So far hath he removed our trans- 
gressions from us. 

Like as a father pitieth his chil- 
dren, 

So Jehovah pitieth them that fear 
him. 
Repeat verses 1-13. 

TaNKESPRaK 

1 Petr. 2:9 

I iter aren "ett utvalt slakte, ett 
konungsligt prasterskap, ett.heligt 
folk, ett egendomsfolk", for att I 
skolen forkunna hans harliga gar- 
ningar, hans som har kallat eder 
fran morkret till sitt underbara 
ljus. 

MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 103: 12, 13 

Sa lahgt som oster ar fran vaster, 
later han vara overtradelser vara 

frttn oss. 
Sasom en fader forbarmar sig over 

barnen, 
sa forbarmar sig Herren over dem, 

som f rukta honom. 
Repetera verserna 1-13. 






7. And he took the book of the 
covenant, and read in the audi- 
ence of the people: and they said, 
All that Jehovah hath spoken will 
we do, and be obedient. 



7. Och han tog forbundsboken 
och forelaste den for folket. Och 
de sade: "Allt, vad Herren har 
sagt, vilja vi gora och lyda." 



8. And Moses took the blood, 
and sprinkled it on the people, 
and said, Behold the blood of the 
covenant, which Jehovah hath 
made with you concerning all 
these words. 



8. Da tog Mose blodet och 
stankte darav pa folket och sade: 
"Se, detta Mr forbundets blod, det 
forbunds, som Herren har slutit 
med eder i enlighet med alia des- 
sa ord." 



148 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

The Great Leader Brings About a Covenant 
between His People and God 

Moses Receives Good Counsel. Moses was a very wise leader. 
But he tried to do more than his strength permitted. He 
was very anxious that his people should do that which was 
good and right in the sight of God. He undertook to hear 
all his people's complaints and wishes and to judge them. 
This tired him sorely. 

One day his father-in-law, Jethro, came to him with good 
advice. Jethro said : "God be with thee. Be thou the medi- 
ator between God and his people, and bring thou their 
causes to God: and teach thou the people the statutes and 
the laws, and show them the way wherein they must walk, 
and the work that they must do." To judge the people in 
their little everyday affairs, Moses then chose other able 
men from among the children of Israel. 

Moses Receives a Message on Mount Sinai. When the child- 
ren of Israel had been travelling about two months, they 
came to a place in the wilderness, called Horeb. Here they 
encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai. And Moses went up 
into the mountain to talk with God. 

God said to Moses : "Thus shalt thou say to the house of 
Jacob, and tell the children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I 
did unto the Egyptians, and how I brought you unto myself. 
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep 
my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from 
among all peoples ; for all the earth is mine : and ye shall be 
unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation." 

The Covenant Established Between God and his People. 

And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jeho- 
vah, and all God's laws. 

The people answered with one voice: "All the words 
which Jehovah hath spoken will we do." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 149 

Den store ledaren medlar ett fbrbund mellan 
sitt folk och Gud 

Mose far ett gott rdd. Mose var en mycket klok ledare. 
Men han forsokte utratta mera an han orkade med. Han 
var mycket angelagen, att folket skulle gora vad som var 
gott och ratt infor Herren. Han forsokte sjalv hora alia 
folkets klagomal och onskningar och doma folket. Detta 
trottade ut honom. 

En dag kom hans svarfader Jetro till Mose och gav ho- 
nom ett gott rad. Jetro sade: "Gud skall vara med dig. Du 
ma vara folkets malsman infor Gud och f ramlagga arenden 
infor Gud. Och du ma upplysa dem om stadgar och lagar 
och kungora dem den vag de skola vandra, och vad de sko- 
la gora." Och detta behagade Mose. Att doma folket i dess 
sma dagliga bestyr anfortrodde han sedan at andra dugliga 
man bland Israels barn, vilka han sjalv utvalde. 

Mose mottager ett budskap pa Sinai berg. Da Israels barn 
varit pa vandringen ett par manader, kommo de till en plats 
i bknen, som kallades Horeb, dar de lagrade sig mitt emot 
berget Sinai. Och Mose steg upp pa berget och talade dar 
med Gud. 

Gud sade till Mose : "Sa skall du saga till Jakobs hus, sa 
skall du forkunna for Israels barn : 'I haven sjalva sett, vad 
jag har gjort med egyptierna och hum jag har fort eder 
till mig. Om I nu horen min rost och hallen mitt forbund, 
sa skolen I vara min egendom framfor alia andra folk, ty 
hela jorden ar min; och I skolen vara mig ett rike av pras- 
ter och ett heligt folk.' " 

Forbundet up pr att as mellan Gud och Israels barn... Och 

Mose kom till folket och forkunnade for det alia Herrens 
ord och alia hans ratter. 

Da svarade folket med en mun och sade : "Efter alia de 
ord, Herren har talat, vilja vi gora." 



150 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



And Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah. The follow- 
ing morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain, 
and placed twelve pillars around it, according to the twelve 
tribes of Israel. He sent young men of the children of Isra- 
el to offer burnt-offerings and thank-offerings unto God. 
And Moses took of the blood from the offerings and sprin- 
kled on the altar. Then he read to the people from the book 
in which God's covenant had been written, and the people 
said again: "All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and 
be obedient." 

And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, 
and said : ' 'Behold, the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah 
hath made with you upon all these conditions." 



LESSON 26 



TEXT: EX. 32: 1—6, 30—35 



1. And when the people saw 
that Moses delayed to come down 
from the mount, the people 
gathered themselves together un- 
to Aaron, and said unto him, Up, 
make us gods, which shall go be- 
fore us; for as for this Moses, the 
man that brought us up out of 
the land of Egypt, we know not 
what is become of him. 

2. And Aaron said unto them, 
Break off the golden rings, which 
are in the ears of your wives, of 
your sons, and of your daughters, 
and bring them unto me. 

3. And all the people brake off 
the golden rings which were in 
their ears, and brought them unto 
Aaron. 

4. And he received it at their 
hand, and fashioned it with a 
graving tool, and made it a molten 
calf: and they said, These are thy 
gods, O Israel, which brought thee 
up out of the land of Egypt. 



1. Men nar folket sag, att Mo- 
se drojde att komma ned fran 
berget, forsamlade de sig om- 
kring Aron och sade till honom: 
"Upp, gor oss en gud, som kan 
g§, framfor oss; ty vi veta icke, 
vad som har vederfarits denne 
Mose, honom, som forde oss upp 
ur Egyptens land." 

2. Da sade Aron till dem: "Ta- 
gen guldringarna ut ur oronen pa 
edra hustrur, edra soner och edra 
dottrar, och baren dem till mig." 

3. Da. tog allt folket av sig 
guldringarna, som de hade i oro- 
nen, och de buro dem till Aron; 

4. och han tog emot guldet av 
dem och formade det med en mej- 
sel och gjorde darav en gjuten 
kalv. Och de sade: "Detta ar 
din Gud, Israel, han som har fort 
dig upp ur Egyptens land." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



151 



Darefter skrev Mose upp alia Herrens ord. Och foljan- 
de morgon byggde han ett altare nedanf or berget. Han res- 
te dar tolv stoder, efter Israels tolv stammar. Och han san- 
de Israels unga man astad till att offra brannoffer och tack- 
offer at Herren. Och Mose tog av blodet fran offren och 
stankte av det pa altaret. Sedan forelaste han ur boken, vari 
Guds forbund stod skrivet, och folket sade ater igen : "Allt, 
vad Herren har sagt, vilja vi gora och lyda." 

Da tog Mose blodet och stankte darav pa folket och sa- 
de: "Se, detta ar forbundets blod, det forbunds, som Her- 
ren har slutit med eder i enlighet med alia dessa ord." 



LAXAN 26 




The Covenant is Broken 

(Forbundet brytes) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

1 Pet. 1:15 

Like as he who called you is 
holy, be ye yourselves also holy 
in all manner of living. 

MEMORY WORK 

Psalms 103: 1-13 



TANKESPRaK 

1 Petr. 1:15 

Bliven heliga i all eder vandel, 
sasom han, som har kallat eder, 
ar helig. 



MINNESARBETE 
Psalmen 103:1-13 



152 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

5. And when Aaron saw this, he have sinned a great sin, and have 
built an altar before it; and Aaron made them gods of gold. 

made proclamation, and said, To- 32- y et noW) if tll0u wilt forgive 

morrow shall be a feast to Jeho- their sin _. and if not> blot me> x 

van - pray thee, out of thy book which 

6. And they rose up early on thou h3iSt wr itten. 

the morrow, and offered burnt-of- „^ . . .-^.-.-i, e . w ,,„ +rt Mn 

r , . . . ^„^ ^«^» 33. And Jehovah said unto Mo- 

ferings, and brought peace-offer- %*#§.«•«•«,-- i^+u *\„r,*,i 

. ., . * j «.„ ses, Whosoever hath sinned 

ings: and the people sat down to '. . . ... . . . 

- ' . ■. j ■• j ^ .^ 4.^ against me, mm will blot out of 

eat and to drink, and rose up to J* hook 

play. y 

* * * * 34. And now go, lead the people 

30. And it came to pass on the unto the Piace of which I have 
morrow, that Moses said unto the spoken unto thee: behold, mine 
people, Ye have sinned a great an S el sna11 S° before thee; never- 
sin: and now I will go up unto theless in the day when I visit, I 
Jehovah; peradventure I shall will visit their sin upon them, 
make atonement for your sin. 35. And Jehovah smote the 

31. And Moses returned unto Je- people, because they made the 
hovah, and said, Oh, this people calf, which Aaron made. 

The Great Leader Pleads for Forgiveness 
for His People 

The Children of Israel Sin Against God. Moses spent much 
time alone with God on Mount Sinai. 

One time, when Moses delayed to come down from the 
mountain, the people came to Aaron and said : "Up, make 
us gods, which shall go before us, for as for this Moses, the 
man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know 
not what is become of him." 

Aaron wanted to please the people. He forgot God. He 
told the people to let him have their earrings, and of the 
gold of these he fashioned, with a carving tool and by melt- 
ing the earrings, the image of a calf. And the people hailed 
this golden calf as their God, which had brought them out 
of Egypt. When Aaron saw this he built an altar before it, 
and the following day offered burnt-offerings and brought 
peace-offerings upon it, while the people sat down to eat and 
drink and rose up to play. 

God Sees Their Wrong. And God saw the great wrong that 
the children of Israel were doing, and he said unto Moses 
on the mount: "Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



153 



5. Nar Arcm sag detta, byggde 
han ett altare at hononi. Och 
Aron Hit utropa och saga: "I mor- 
gon bliver en Herrens hogtid." 

6. Dagen darefter stodo de bit- 
tida upp och offrade brannoffer 
och buro fram tackoffer; och fol- 
ket satte sig ned till att ata och 
dricka, och darpa stodo de upp 
till att leka. 

* * * # 

30. Dagen darefter sade Mose 
till folket: "I haven begatt en 
stor synd. Jag vill nu stiga upp 
till Herren och se till, om jag kan 
bringa forsoning for eder synd." 

31. Och Mose gick tillbaka till 
Herren och sade: "Ack, detta 



folk har begatt en stor synd; de 
hava gjort sig en gud av guld. 

32. Men forl&t dem nu deras 
synd; varom icke, sa. utpl&na mig 
ur boken, som du skriver i." 

33. Men Herren svarade Mose: 
"Den som har syndat mot mig, 
honom skall jag utplana ur min 
bok. 

34. Gk nu och for folket dit jag 
har sagt dig: se, rnin angel skall 
ga. framfor dig. Men nar min 
hemsokelses dag kommer, skall 
jag p£, dern hemsoka deras synd." 

35. Sa straffade Herren folket, 
darfor att de hade gjort kalven, 
den som Aron gjorde. 



Den store ledaren beder Gud om forlatelse 
for sitt folk 

Israels barn synda mot Gud. Mose tillbringade mycken tid 
i ensamhet med Gud pa berget Sinai. 

En gang, da Mose drojde att komma ned fran berget, 
kom folket till Aron och sade : "Upp, gor oss en gud, som 
kan ga framfor oss ; ty vi veta icke vad som har hant denne 
Mose, honom, som forde oss upp ur Egyptens land." 

Aron ville gora folket till viljes. Han glomde Gud. Han 
befallde, att folket skulle bringa honom sina orringar, och 
av guldet fran dessa smalte han och formade en kalv. Och 
folket hyllade denna guldkalv sasom den gud, vilken ha- 
de fort dem upp ur Egypten. Da Aron sag detta, byggde 
han ett altare framfor kalven, och foljande dag offrade han 
brannoffer och bar fram tackoffer pa det, under det att fol- 
ket satte sig ned till att ata och dricka och darpa stodo upp 
till att leka. 



154 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them ; 
and I will make of thee a great nation." 
Moses Pleads for His People. But Moses did not ask God for 

anything for himself. He pleaded with God for his people. 
He said: "Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying, 
For evil did he bring them forth to slay them in the mount- 
ains, and to consume them from the face of the earth ? Turn 
from thy fierce wrath and repent of this evil against thy 
people." And God repented of the evil which he would do 
unto his people. 

Moses Ends the Idol Worship and the Revelry. Then Moses 
turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two 
tables of testimony in his hand. And it came to pass that 
as soon as he came nigh unto the camp that he saw the calf 
and the children of Israel dancing before it. And Moses' 
anger waxed hot, so that he cast the tables of testimony out 
of his hands and brake them at the foot of the mountain. 

And he took the calf which they had made and burned 
it with fire, and ground it to powder and strewed it upon 
the water, and made the children of Israel to drink it. And 
those who would not cease their shameful dancing and the 
idol-worship, Moses commanded to be put to death with the 
sword. 

Moses Again Pleads for Forgiveness for His People. So 
grieved was Moses over the sin of his people that he feared 
God would reject them, who had thus grievously rejected 
him. And on the morrow Moses returned unto God on the 
mountain and said: "Oh this people have sinned a great 
sin and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt 
forgive their sin — and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of 
the book which thou hast written." And God said unto 
Moses : "Whosoever has sinned against me, him will I blot 

out of my book." 

And God punished the people because they made the 
golden calf, but God did not reject his people. 



B I B LE B I GRAPH I E S 155 

Gud ser deras ogarning. Och Gud sag den ogarning, som 
Israels barn gjorde, och han sade till Mose pa berget: "Sa 
lat mig nu vara, pa det att min vrede ma brinna mot dem 
och pa det att jag ma forgo ra dem; dig vill jag sedan gora 
till ett stort folk." 

Mose beder for sitt folk. Men Mose bad icke Gud om nagot 
for sig sjalv. Han bad for sitt folk. Han sade: Varfor 
skulle egyptierna fa drapa dem bland bergen och forgora 
dem fran jorden? Vand dig if ran din vredes glod och ang- 
ra det onda, du nu har i sinnet mot ditt folk.'' Och Gud 
angrade det onda han hade i sinnet mot sitt folk. 

Mose forstor avguden och gor slut pa festandet. Da steg 
Mose ned fran berget, barande med sig vittnesbordets tva 
tevlor. Och da han kom narmare lagret och fick se kalven 
och Israels barn dansande omkring den, hande det, att hans 
vrede upptandes och han kastade tavlorna if ran sig och slog 
sonder dem nedanfor berget. 

Sedan tog han kalven, som de hade gjort, och brande den 
i eld, och krossade den till stoft, vilket han strodde i vattnet 
och gav at Israels barn att dricka. Och dem, som ej ville 
upphora med sitt skamliga dansande och tillbedjande av av- 
guden, domde Mose att do genom svard. 

Mose beder dter om forldtelse for sitt folk. Sa sorjde 
Mose over sitt folks synd, att han fruktade for att Gud moj- 
ligen skulle overgiva dessa manniskor, som sa gruvligen 6- 
vergivit honom. Dagen darefter gick Mose tillbaka till Gud 
pa berget och sade : "Ack, detta folk har begatt en stor synd.; 
de hava gjort sig en gud av guld. Men forlat dem nu deras 
synd ; varom icke, sa utplana mig ur boken, som du skriver 
i." Och Gud sade till Mose : "Den som har syndat mot mig, 
honom skall jag utplana ur min bok." 

Sa straffade Herren folket, darfor att de hade gjort guld- 
kalven ; men Gud overgav likval icke sitt folk. 



156 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 27 



TEXT: EX. 20: 1—17 



1. And God spake all these 
words, saying, 

2. I am Jehovah thy God, who 
brought thee out of the land of 
Egypt, out of the house of bond- 
age. 

3. Thou shalt have no other 
gods before me. 

4. Thou shalt not make unto thee 
a graven image, nor any likeness 
of any thing that is in heaven 
above, or that is in the earth be- 
neath, or that is in the water un- 
der the earth: 

5. thou shalt not bow down thy- 
self unto them, nor serve them, 
for I Jehovah thy God am a 
jealous God, visiting the iniquity 
of the fathers upon the children, 
upon the third and upon the 
fourth generation of them that 
hate me, 

6. And showing loving kindness 
unto thousands of them that love 
me and keep my commandments. 

7. Thou shalt not take the name 
of Jehovah thy God in vain; for 
Jehovah will not hold him guilt- 
less that taketh his name in vain. 

8. Remember the sabbath day, 
to keep it holy, 

9. Six days shalt thou labor 
and do all thy work; 

10. But the seventh day is a 
sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in 
it thou shalt not do any work, 
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daugh- 
ter, thy man-servant, nor thy 
maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor 
the stranger that is within thy 
gates: 

11. For in six days Jehovah 
made heaven and earth, the sea 
and all that in them is, and rested 
the seventh day: wherefore Jeho- 
vah blessed the sabbath day, and 
hallowed it. 



1. Och Gud talade alia dessa 
ord och sade: 

2. Jag ar Herren, din Gud, som 
har fort dig ut ur Egyptens land, 
ur traldomsuhset. 

3. Du skall inga andra gudar 
hava jamte mig. 

4. Du skall icke gbra dig nagot 
belate eller nagon bild, vare sig 
av det, som ar uppe i himmelen, 
eller av det, som ar nere pa jor- 
den, eller av det, som ar i vatt- 
net under jorden. 

5. Du skall icke tillbedja sada- 
na, ej heller tjana dem; ty jag, 
Herren, din Gud, ar en nitalskan- 
de Gud, som hemsoker fadernas 
missgarning pa barn och efter- 
kommande i tredje och fjarde led, 
nar man hatar mig. 

6. men som gor nad med tusen- 
den, nar man aiskar mig och hal- 
ler mina bud. 

7. Du skall icke missbruka 
Herrens din Guds, namn, ty Her- 
ren skall icke lata den bliva 
ostraffad, som missbrukar hans 
namn. 

8. Tank pa sabbatsdagen, sa att 
du helgar den. 

9. Sex dagar skall du arbeta 
och forratta alia dina sysslor; 

10. men den sjunde dagen ar 
Herrens, din Guds, sabbat; da 
skall du ingen syssla forratta, ej 
heller din son eiler din dotter, ej 
heller din tjanare eller din tjanar- 
inna eller din dragare, ej heller 
framlingen, som ar hos dig inom 
dina portar. 

11. Ty pa- sex dagar gjorde 
Herren himmelen och jorden och 
havet och allt, vad i dem ar, men 
han vilade pa. sjunde dagen; dar- 
for har Herren valsignat sabbats- 
dagen och helgat den. 



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157 




The First Tablets are Broken 

(De torsta lagtavlorna slas sonder) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Luke 10:27 
Thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with 
all thy soul, and with all thy 
strength, and with all thy mind: 
and thy neighbor as thyself. 



MEMORY WORK 
Deut. 6:4, 5 

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our 
God is one Jehovah: and thou 
shalt love Jehovah thy God with 
all thy heart, and with all thy 
soul, and with all thy might. 



TaNKESPRaK 
Luk. 10:27 

Du skall alska Herren, din Gud, 
av allt ditt hjarta och av all din 
sjal och av all din kraft och av 
allt ditt forstand, och din nasta sa- 
som dig sjalv. 

MINNESARBETE 

5 Mos. 6:4, 5 

Hor, Israel. Herren, var Gud, 
Herren ar en. Och du skall alska 
Herren, din Gud, av allt ditt hjar- 
ta och av all din sjal och av all 
din kraft. 



12. Honor thy father and thy 
mother, that thy days may be long 
in the land which Jehovah thy 
God giveth thee. 

13. Thou shalt not kill. 

14. Thou shalt not commit adul- 
tery. 

15. Thou shalt not steal. 

.16. Thou shalt not bear false 
witness against thy neighbor. 

17. Thou shalt not covet thy 
neighbor's house, thou shalt not 
covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his 
man-servant, nor his maid-servant 
nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any- 
thing that is thy neighbor's. 



12. Hedra din fader och din mo- 
der, for att du ma lange leva i 
det land, som Herren, din Gud, 
vill giva dig. 

13. Du skall icke drapa. 

14. Du skall icke bega akten- 
skapsbrott. 

15. Du skall icke stjala. 

16. Du skall icke bara falskt 
vittnesbord mot din nasta. 

17. Du skall icke hava begarel- 
se till din nastas hus. Du skall 
icke hava begarelse till din nastas 
hustru, ej heller till hans tjanare 
eller hans tjanarinna, ej heller 
till hans oxe eller hans §,sna, ej 
heller till n&got annat, som till- 
hor din nasta. 



158 BIB LE B IOGRAPHIE S 

The Great Leader Brings the Ten Commandments 
to His People 

God gave Moses many wonderful messages as he com- 
muned with him from time to time on Mount Sinai. God 
could entrust Moses with many important things in making 
his will known to his people. One of the most important 
was the giving of the law, or the ten commandments, by 
which the children of Israel were to direct their conduct 
'toward God and man. 

And God spake all these words saying: 

The First Commandment. I AM JEHOVAH THY GOD, 
who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house 
of bondage. 

THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE 
ME. 

The Second Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT MAKE 
UNTO THEE A GRAVEN IMAGE, NOR ANY LIKENESS 
OF ANY THING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR 
THAT IS IN THE EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT 
IS IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH: THOU 
SHALT NOT BOW DOWN THYSELF UNTO THEM, NOR 
SERVE THEM: for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, 
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon 
the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate 
me, and showing loving kindness unto thousands of them 
that love me and keep my commandments. 

The Third Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE 
NAME OF JEHOVAH THY GOD IN VAIN; FOR JEHO- 
VAH WILL NOT HOLD HIM GUILTLESS THAT TAK- 
ETH HIS NAME IN VAIN. 

The Fourth Commandment. REMEMBER THE SABBATH 
DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY. Six days shalt thou labor, and 
do all thy work ; but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Je- 
hovah thy God . . . Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and 
hallowed it, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 159 

Den store ledaren frambar de tio buden 
till sitt folk 

Gud gav Mose manga underbara budskap, da han samta- 
lade med honom gang efter annan pa berget Sinai. Gud 
kunde anfortro manga viktiga ting at Mose, da det gallde 
att gora Guds vilja kunnig infor folket. E.tt av de viktigaste 
uppdrag, som Mose f ick av Gud, var utgivandet av lagen el- 
ler de tio buden, efter vilka Israels barn skulle ratta sig 
i sina f brehavanden infor Gud och manniskor. 

Och Gud talade dessa ord och sade : 

Det forsta budet. JAG AR HERREN, DIN GUD, som har 
fort dig ut ur Egyptens land, ur traldomshuset. 

DU SKALL INGA ANDRA GUDAR HAVA JAMTE 
MIG. 

Det andra budet. DU SKALL ICKE GoRA DIG NAGOT 
BELATE ELLER NAGON BILD, VARE SIG AV DET, 
SOM AR UPPE I HIMMELEN, ELLER AV DET, SOM AR 
NERE PA JORDEN, ELLER AV DET, SOM AR I 
VATTNET UNDER JORDEN. DU SKALL ICKE TH.L- 
BEDJA SAD ANA, E J HELLER TJaNA DEM ; ty jag, Her- 
ren, din Gud, ar en nitalskande Gud, som hemsoker fader- 
nas missgarning pa barn och efterkommande i tredje och 
fjarde led, nar man hatar mig, men som gor nad med tu- 
senden, nar man alskar mig och haller mina bud. 

Det tredje budet. DU SKALL ICKE MISSBRUKA HER- 
RENS, DIN GUDS, NAMN, TY HERREN SKALL ICKE 
LATA DEN BLIVA OSTRAFFAD, SOM MISSBRUKAR 
HANS NAMN. 

Det fjarde budet. TANK PA SABBATSDAGEN, SA ATT 
DU HELGAR DEN. Sex dagar skall du arbeta och fbrrat- 
ta alia dina sysslor; men den sjunde dagen ar Herrens, din 
Guds sabbat .... Herren har valsignat sabbatsdagen och 
helgat den. 



160 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Fifth Commandment. HONOR THY FATHER AND 
THY MOTHER, THAT THY DAYS MAY BE LONG IN 
THE LAND WHICH JEHOVAH THY GOD GIVETH 
THEE. 

The Sixth Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT KILL. 

The Seventh Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT 
ADULTERY. 

The Eighth Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL. 

The Ninth Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT BEAR 
FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY NEIGHBOR. 

The Tenth Commandment. THOU SHALT NOT COVET 
THY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, THOU SHALT NOT COVET 
THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE, NOR HIS MAN-SERVANT, 
NOR HIS MAID-SERVANT, NOR HIS OX, NOR HIS ASS, 
NOR ANYTHING THAT IS THY NEIGHBOR'S. 



LESSON 28 

GOLDEN TEXT TaNKESPRaK 

Rev. 21:3 Upp. 21:3 

Behold, the tabernacle of God is Se, nu star Guds tabernakel 

with men, and he shall dwell with bland manniskorna, och han skall 

them, and they shall be his bo ibland dem, och de skola vara 

peoples, and God himself shall be hans folk; ja, Gud sjalv skall vara 

with them, and be their God. hos dem. 

TEXT: EX. 40: 17—38 

17. And it came to pass in the 17. Sa blev da tabernaklet upp- 
first month in the second year, on satt i forsta manaden av andra 
the first day of the month, that aret, pa forsta dagen i manaden. 
the tabernacle was reared up. 

* n * j a* j A u 18. Da satte Mose upp taber- 

18. And Moses reared up the ... ,. . . . .** -«* rf „- 
f ,L ftl>M „, fl „ . ,_. . i+e , ^Jli,^- naklet. Han lade ut dess fotstyc- 
tabernacie, and laid its sockets, . ^ . SIU . -. .^„„ , -j„ ^Cv» 

and set up the boards thereof, and . ken ' 8ta ! ,d .5 fa .?* deSS r b h rad a ^L »£ 

put in the bars thereof, and rear- ' n dess , tvarstanger och satte upp 

ed up its pillars. dess stolpar - 

19. And he spread the tent over 19. Och han bredde tackelset 
the tabernacle, and put the cover- over tabernaklet och lade ovanpa 
ing of the tent above upon it; as tackelset dess overdrag, allt sa- 
Jehovah commanded Moses. som Herren hade bjudit Mose. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



161 



Det femte budet. HEDRA DIN FADER OCH DIN MO- 
DER, FOR ATT DU MA LaNGE LEVA I DET LAND, 
SOM HERREN, DIN GUD, VILL GIVA DIG. 

Det sjatte budet. DU SKALL ICKE DRaPA. 

Det sjunde budet. DU SKALL ICKE BEGA AKTEN- 
SKAPSBROTT. 

Det dttonde budet. DU SKALL ICKE STJALA. 

Det nionde budet. DU SKALL ICKE BaRA FALSKT 
VITTNESBoRD MOT DIN NASTA. 

Det tionde budet. DU SKALL ICKE HAVA BEGAREL- 
SE TILL DIN NASTAS HUS. DU SKALL ICKE HAVA 
BEGARELSE TILL DIN NaSTAS HUSTRU, EJ HELLER 
TILL HANS TJANARE ELLER HANS TJANARINNA, 
EJ HELLER TILL HANS OXE ELLER HANS ASNA, EJ 
HELLER TILL NAGOT ANNAT, SOM TILLHoR DIN 
NaSTA. 

LAXAN 28 




The Tent of Meeting 

(Forsamiingshyddan) 



MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:6, 7 

And these words, which I com- 
mand thee this day, shall be upon 
thy heart; and thou shalt teach 
them diligently unto thy children, 
and shalt talk of them when thou 
sittest in thy house, and when 
thou walkest by the way, and 
when thou liest down, and when 
thou risest up. 

Repeat verses 4-7. 

MINNESARBETE 
5 Mos. 6:6, 7 

Dessa ord, som jag i dag giver 
dig, skall du lagga pa ditt hjarta. 
Och du skall inskarpa dem hos di- 
na barn och tala om dem, nar du 
sitter i ditt hus och nar du gar 
pa, vagen, nar du lagger dig och 
nar du star upp. 

Repetera verserna 4-7. 



162 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



20. And he took and put the tes- 
timony into the ark, and set the 
staves on the ark, and put the 
mercy-seat above upon the ark. 

21. And lie brought the ark into 
the tabernacle, and set up the veil 
of the screen, and screened the 
ark of the testimony; as Jehovah 
commanded Moses. 

22. And he put the table in the 
tent of meeting, upon the side of 
the tabernacle northward, without 
the veil. 

23. And he set the bread in or- 
der upon it before Jehovah; as Je- 
hovah commanded Moses. 

24. And he put the candle-stick 
in the tent of meeting, over a- 
gainst the table, on the side of the 
tabernacle southward. 

25. And he lighted the lamps be- 
fore Jehovah; as Jehovah com- 
manded Moses. 

26. And he put the golden altar 
in the tent of meeting before the 
veil: 

27. and he burnt thereon in- 
cense of sweet spices; as Jehovah 
commanded Moses. 

28. And he put the screen of the 
door to the tabernacle. 

29. And he set the altar of 
burnt-offering at the door of the 
Tabernacle of the tent of meeting 
and offered upon it the burnt-of- 
fering and the meal-offering; as 
Jehovah commanded Moses. 



30. And he set the laver be- 
tween the tent of meeting and the 
altar, and put water therein, 
wherewith to wash. 

31. And Moses and Aaron and 
his sons washed their hands and 
their feet thereat; 

32. when they went into the 
tent of meeting, and when they 
came near unto the altar, they 
washed; as Jehovah commanded 
Moses. 

33. And he reared up the court 
round about the tabernacle and 
the altar, and set up the screen 
of the gate of the court. So Mos- 
es finished the work. 

34. Then the cloud covered the 
tent of meeting, and the glory of 
Jehovah filled the tabernacle. 

35. And Moses was not able to 
enter the tent of meeting, because 
the cloud abode thereon, and the 
glory of Jehovah filled the taber 
nacle. 

36. And when the cloud was 
taken up from over the tabernacle 
the children of Israel went on 
ward, throughout all their jour, 
neys: 

37. but if the cloud was not 
taken up, then they journeyed not 
till the day that it was taken up. 

38. For the cloud of Jehovah 
was upon the tabernacle by day, 
and there was fire therein by 
night, in the sight of all the house 
of Israel, throughout all their 
journeys. 



The Great Leader Rears Up the Tent of Meeting 

Among the many things that God entrusted Moses with, 
was the building of a place of meeting for the children of 
Israel, as they journeyed through the wilderness. God gave 
Moses the exact plan for building it. God called it the 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



163 



20. Och han tog vittnesbordet 
och lade det in i arken och satte 
stangerna pa arken; och han sat- 
te nadastolen ovanpa arken. 

21. Sedan forde han arken in i 
tabernaklet och satte upp forla.- 
ten, som skulle hanga framfor ar- 
ken, och hangde s& for vittnes- 
bordets ark, allt s&som Herren 
hade bjudit Mose. 

22. Och han satte bordet i up- 
penbarelsetaltet, vid tabernaklets 
norra sida, utanfor forlaten, 

23. och lade upp pa. detta de 
brod, som skulle vara upplagda 
infor Herrens ansikte, allt s&som 
Herren hade bjudit Mose. 

24. Och han stallde ljusstaken 
in i uppenbarelsetaltet, mitt emot 
bordet, pa tabernaklets sodra si- 
da, 

25. och satte upp lamporna in- 
for Herrens ansikte, s&som Her- 
ren hade bjudit Mose. 

26. Och han stallde det gyllene 
altaret in i uppenbarelsetaltet 
framfor forlaten 

27. och antande valluktande ro- 
kelse darpa., s§,som Herren hade 
bjudit Mose. 

28. Och han satte upp forhan- 
get for ingangen till tabernaklet. 

29. Och brannoffersaltaret stall- 
de han vid ingangen till uppen- 
barelsetaltets tabernakel och off- 
rade brannoffer och spisoffer dar- 
pa., s&som Herren hade bjudit 
Mose. 



30. Och han stallde backenet 
mellan uppenbarelsetaltet och al- 
taret och got vatten till tvagning 
dari. 

31. Och Mose och Aron och 
hans soner tv&dde sederniera sina 
hander och fotter med vatten 
darur; 

32. sa ofta de skulle ga in i up- 
penbarelsetaltet eller trada fram 
till altaret, tvadde de sig, sasom 
Herren hade bjudit Mose. 

33. Och han satte upp forgards- 
hagnaden runt omkring tabernak- 
let och altaret och hangde upp 
forhanget for porten till forgar- 
den. S& fullbordade Mose allt ar- 
betet. 

34. Da bvertackte molnskyn up- 
penbarelsetaltet, och Herrens har- 
lighet uppfyllde tabernaklet; 

35. och Mose kunde icke g§, in 
i uppenbarelsetaltet, eftersom 
molnskyn vilade darover, och 
Herrens harlighet uppfyllde ta- 
bernaklet. 

36. Och sa ofta molnskyn hojde 
sig fran tabernaklet, broto Israels 
barn upp; sa gjorde de under he- 
la sin vandring. 

37. Men sa. lange molnskyn ic- 
ke hojde sig, broto de icke upp 
utan stannade anda till den dag, 
d£, den ater hojde sig. 

38. Ty Herrens molnsky vilade 
om dagen over tabernaklet, och 
om natten var eld i den; sa var 
det infor alia Israels barns ogon 
under hela deras vandring. 



Den store ledaren satter upp fbrsamlingshyddan 

Bland de manga ting, som Gud anfortrodde at Mose, var 
ocksa byggandet av ett talt till en helgedom, dar Israels 
barn kunde mota med Herren, under den tid de vandrade ge- 
nom oknen, Gud gav Mose en noggrann plan att bygga efter. 



164 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

TABERNACLE of the tent of meeting. Because it had to 
be taken down and moved from place to place, as the people 
moved on through the desert, it had to be built in such fash- 
ion. 

Moses Sets up the Tabernacle, On the first day of the first 
month, during the second year of the journey in the wilder- 
ness, Moses reared up the tabernacle. He laid its sockets 
and set up the boards of it, and put in the bars, and raised 
up the pillars. And over this he spread a tent for a cover- 
ing, just as God had commanded him to do. 
In the tent were two rooms. 

The Holy of Holies. The innermost room of the tabernacle 
was called The Holy of Holies. In it was a large chest, cov- 
ered with gold, and with two angel figures, called cherubim, 
on top. This chest was called the Ark of the Covenant. In 
the Ark of the Covenant Moses had placed the two tables 
of stone upon which God's laws were written. The lid of 
the chest was called the Mercy Seat. Once a year the High 
Priest went into the Holy of Holies to sprinkle blood from 
the offering upon the Mercy Seat. This was done for the 
atonement of the sins of the people. 

The Holy Place. The other room under the tent of meeting 
was called the Holy Place. In it was a golden candle stick, 
upon which were lighted "the lamps before Jehovah." There 
were also a table and an altar. Upon the table Moses placed 
twelve loaves of bread, as God had commanded. On the al- 
tar burned the incense of sweet spices. 

The Courtyard of the Tabernacle. Near the entrance to the 
tent of the tabernacle, Moses placed a large altar, on which 
burnt-offerings were made to God. Not far from the altar 
was a large bowl in which the priests must wash their hands 
and feet before entering into the tabernacle. And Moses 
reared up a court or fence around the tabernacle and around 
the altar outside the tabernacle, to close it in. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 165 

Gud kallade det uppenbarelsetaltets tabernakel. Eftersom 
det maste tagas ned och flyttas fran plats till plats under 
resan genom oknen, maste det byggas pa sa satt. 

Mose uppfor tabernaklet. Pa forsta dagen i forsta ma- 
naden pa det andra aret av Israels barns okenvandring sat- 
te Mose upp tabernaklet. Han lade ut dess fotstycken, stall- 
de fast dess brader, skot in dess tvarstanger och satte upp 
dess stolpar. Och over detta bredde han ett tackelse till 
overdrag, precis som Gud hade bjudit honom. 
Under tackelset voro tva rum. 

Det allraheligaste. Det innersta rummet i taltet kallades 
det allraheligaste. I det var en stor kista, bekladd med 
guld, och med tva gyllene anglabilder ovanpa, som kallades 
keruber. Kistan kallades forbundsarken. I forbundsar- 
ken hade Mose f orvarat de tva stentavlor, pa vilka Guds lag 
stod skriven. Arkens lock kallades nadastolen. En gang 
om aret gick oversteprasten in i det allraheligaste och be- 
stankte nadastolen med blod fran of fret. Detta gjordes for 
folkets synders skull, att de matte bli forsonade. 

Det heliga. Det andra rummet i tabernaklet kallades det 
heliga. I det voro en gyllene ljusstake, varpa lyste "1am- 
porna infor Herrens ansikte," ett bord och ett altare. Pa 
bordet hade Mose lagt tolv kakor brod, enligt Herrens be- 
fallning. Pa altaret antandes valluktande rokelse. 

Forgdrden till tabernaklet. Strax vid ingangen till helge- 
domen stallde Mose ett stort altare, varpa brannoffer offra- 
des at Herren. Ej langt fran altaret var ett stort vatten- 
backen, vari prasterna fingo tva sina hander och fotter, in- 
nan de gingo in i tabernaklet. Och Mose satte upp ett hagn 
eller staket omkring tabernaklet och altaret utanfor taber- 
naklet till att instanga det. 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



God's Glory Rests over the Place of Meeting. A cloud rested 
over the tabernacle by day and a pillar of fire shone over it 
by night. And the glory of God filled the tabernacle. When 
the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, it was a 
sign for the children of Israel to go onward, and when it 
rested there, it was a sign to them to tarry until the day 
that the cloud was taken up. 



LESSON 29 



TEXT: LEV. 16: 29—34 



29. And it shall be a statute for 
ever unto you: in the seventh 
month, on the tenth day of the 
month, ye shall afflict your souls 
and shall do no manner of work 
the home-born, or the stranger 
that sojourneth among you: 

30. For on this day shall atone- 
ment be made for you, to cleanse 
you; from all your sins shall ye 
be clean before Jehovah. 

31. It is a sabbath of solemn 
rest unto you, and ye shall afllict 
your souls; it is a statute for ever 

32. And the priest, who shall be 
anointed and who shall be conse- 
crated to be priest in his father'r. 
stead, shall make the atonement 
and shall put on the linen gar- 
ments: even the holy garments: 

33. And he shall make atone- 
ment for the holy sanctuary; and 
he shall make atonement for the 
tent of meeting and for the altar; 
and he shall make atonement for 
the priests and for all the people 
of the assembly. 

34. And this shall be an ever- 
lasting statute unto you, to make 
atonement for the children of Is- 
real because of all their sins once 
in the year. And he did as Jeho- 
vah commanded Moses. 



29. Och detta skall vara for 
eder en evardlig stadga: I sjun- 
de manaden, pa tionde dagen i 
manaden, skolen I spaka eder och 
icke gora nagot arbete, varken 
infoding eller framling, som bor 
ibland eder. 

30. Ty pa den dagen skall for- 
soning bringas for eder till att 
rena eder; fran alia edra synder 
skolen I renas infor Herrens an- 
sikte. 

31. En vilosabbat skall den va- 
ra for eder, och I skolen da spa- 
ka eder. Detta skall vara en 
evardlig stadga. 

32. Och den prast, som har bli- 
vit smord och mottagit handfyll- 
ning till att vara prast i sin fa- 
ders stalle, skall bringa denna 
forsoning: han skall iklada sig 
linnekladerna, de heliga klader- 
na, 

33. och han skall bringa for- 
soning for det allraheligaste och 
forsoning for uppenbarelsetaltet 
och altaret, och han skall bringa 
forsoning for prasterna och allt 
folket i forsamlingen. 

34. Detta skall vara for eder en 
evardlig stadga, att forsoning 
skall bringas for Israels barn till 
rening fran alia deras synder, en 
gang om aret. 

Och han gjorde, sasom Herren 
hade bjudit Mose. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



167 



Guds harlighet vilar over tabernaklet. En molnsky vila- 
de over tabernaklet om dagen, och om natten lyste skyn sa- 
som eld over det. Och Guds harlighet uppfyllde tabernak- 
let. Nar molnsky n hojde sig fran tabernaklet, var det tec- 
ken till att Israels barn borde draga vidare pa sin vandring, 
och nar den vilade stilla, var det tecken pa att de skulle for- 
bliva pa platsen tills molnskyn hojdes darifran. 



LAXAN 29 




Israel Receives Instructions Concerning the 
Offering for Atonement 

(Israel mottager foreskrifter angaende for- 
souingsoffret) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

1 John 1:7 

The blood of Jesus his Son 
cleanseth us from all sin. 



MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:8, 9 

And thou shalt bind them for a 
sign upon thy hand, and they shall 
be for frontlets between thine 
eyes. And thou shalt write them 
upon the door-posts of thy house, 
and upon thy gates. 

Repeat verses 4-9. 



TaNKESPRaK 

1 Joh. 1:7 

Jesu, hans Sons, blod renar oss 
fran all synd. 

MINNESARBETE 

5 Mos. 6:8, 9 

Och du skall binda dem sasom 
ett tecken pa din hand, och de 
skola vara sasom ett marke pa din 
panna. Och du skall skriva dem 
pa dorrposterna i ditt hus och pa 
dina portar. 



Repetera verscrna 4-9. 



168 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Great Leader Teaches His People How Atonement 
Must Be Made for Their Sins 

Sin and the Law, God gave the children of Israel his law to 
live by. And he gave them the tabernacle in which to wor- 
ship him and bring their offerings before him. But the 
children of Israel failed to keep God's law. When their 
hearts were burdened with sin, they met God with fear in 
the Tent of Meeting. They could not cleanse themselves 
from their sins. Atonement must be made for them. 

The Day of Atonement Instituted. God appointed a day of 
atonement for the children of Israel. The tenth day of the 
seventh month was to be the Great Atonement Day. God 
said to Moses : "On this day shall atonement be made for 
you, to cleanse you ; from all your sins shall ye be clean be- 
fore Jehovah." This was the only day in the whole year on 
which the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies, where 
God's presence dwelt between the cherubim. 

The High Priest. It was the High Priest, he who had been 
anointed and consecrated to be priest in his father's stead, 
who made the atonement. He put on linen garments, even 
the holy garments, and prepared to go into the presence of 
Jehovah. 

The Offering. First of all he made atonement for himself. 
He sacrificed a bullock and made atonement for himself 
and his house. Then he cast lots on the two he-goats that 
were placed before Jehovah at the tent of the meeting. 

The goat upon which the lot fell, was sacrificed as a sin 
offering. The High Priest then took of its blood and carried 
it into the Holy of Holies and sprinkled it upon the Mercy 
Seat. In this way he made atonement for the sanctuary. 
And he also made atonement for the tent of meeting, for 
the altar, for the priests, and for all the people. In this 
manner God called the attention of the children of Israel to 
their sins and their unclean hearts, and taught them that 



BIB LE BIOGRAPHIE S 169 

Den store ledaren larer sitt folk, huru forsoning 
maste bringas for deras synder 

Synden och lagen. Gud gav Israels barn sin lag att leva ef- 
ter. Och han gav dem tabemaklet, dar de kunde tillbedja 
honom och frambara sina offer infor honom. Men Israels 
barn hade redan fran borjan brutit mot Guds lag. Da de- 
ras hjartan buro pa syndabordor, kommo de infor Herren 
med fruktan och bavan i hans helgedom. De kunde icke 
rena sig sjalva fran synden. Forsoning maste bringas for 
deras synder. 

Forsoningsdagen instiftas. Gud utsag en forsoningsdag for 
Israels barn. Den tionde dagen i sjunde manaden skulle 
vara den stora forsoningsdagen. Gud sade till Mose: "Pa 
den dagen skall forsoning bringas for eder till att rena eder ; 
fran alia edra synder skolen I renas infor Herrens ansikte." 
Detta var den enda dagen pa hela aret, pa vilken overste- 
prasten hade tilltrade till det allraheligaste, dar Gud uppen- 
barade sig mellan keruberna. 

Gversteprasten. Det var oversteprasten, den prast, som 
hade blivit smord och mottagit handpalaggning till att vara 
prast i sin faders stalle, som bringade forsoningen. Han i- 
kladde sig linneklader, de heliga kladerna, och forberedde 
sig att trada fram infor Herren. 

Of fret. Forst frambar han forsoning for sig sjalv. Han 
offrade en tjur och frambar forsoning' for sig och for sitt 
hus. Sedan kastade han lott om tva bockar, som stalldes vid 
ingangen till uppenbarelsetaltet. 

Bocken, pa vilken lotten foil for Herren, blev offrad till 
ett syndoffer. oversteprasten tog sedan av dess blod och 
bar det in i det allraheligaste och stankte av det pa nada- 
stolen. Pa detta satt bringade han forsoning for helgedo- 
men och forsoning for uppenbarelsetaltet och altaret, for 
prasterna och for allt folket i forsamlingen. Detta var Guds 



170 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



apart from the shedding of blood there could be no remis- 
sion from sin. 

The Confession of Sins. Then the High Priest presented the 
live goat before Jehovah. He laid his hands on the goat's 
head and confessed over him all of the sins of his people. 
After the confession the goat was hurried out into the 
wilderness. In this way God taught his people that when 
they confessed their sins and repented of them he took them 
all away. 

And through Moses God said unto his people: "This 
shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement 
for the children of Israel because of their sins once in the 
year." 

LESSON 30 



TEXT: LEV. 23: 4—16, 39—44 



4. These are the set feasts of 
Jehovah, even holy convocations, 
which ye shall proclaim in their 
appointed season. 

5. In the first month, on the 
fourteenth day of the month at 
even, is Jehovah's passover. 

6. And on the fifteenth day or 
the same month is the feast ot un- 
leavened bread unto Jehovah; 
seven days ye shall eat unleav- 
ened bread. 

7. In the first day ye shall have 
a holy convocation; ye shall do no 
servile work. 

8. But ye shall offer an offering 
made by fire unto Jehovah seven 
days; in the seventh day is a 
holy convocation; ye shall do no 
servile work. 

9. And Jehovah spake unto Mo- 
ses, saying, 

10. Speak unto the children of 
Israel, and say unto them, When 
ye are come into the land which 



4. Detta ar Herrens hogtider, 
de heliga sammankomster, som I 
skolen utlysa p§, bestamda tider: 

5. I fdrsta manaden, pa fjorton- 
de dagen i manaden, vid aftonti- 
den, ar Herrens pask. 

6. Och pa femtonde dagen i 
samma in&nad ar Herrens osyra- 
de brods hogtid; da. skolen I ata 
osyrat brod, i sju dagar. 

7. Pa den fdrsta dagen skolen 
I halla en helig sammankomst; 
ingen arbetssyssla skolen I da 
gdra. 

8. Och I skolen offra eldsoffer 
4t Herren i sju dagar. Pa. den 
sjunde dagen skall aler hallas en 
helig sammankomst; ingen ar- 
betssyssla skolen I d£, gora. 

9. Och Herren talade till Mose 
och sade: 

10. Tala till Israels barn och 
sag till dem: 

Nar I kommen in i det land, 



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171 



satt att paminna Israels barn om deras synder och deras 
orena hjartans tillstand, pa det att han skulle lara dem, att 
utan blodsutgjutelse kunde ingen forsoning ske. 

Syndabekannelse. Sedan forde oversteprasten fram den 
levande bocken infor Herren. Han lade sina hander pa boc- 
kens huvud och bekande over honom alia Israels barns miss- 
garningar. Efter bekannelsen slapptes bocken ut i vildmar- 
ken. Pa detta satt larde Gud sitt folk, att han ville borttaga 
deras synder, da de bekannt och angrat dem. 

Och genom Mose sade Gud till sitt folk : "Detta skall for 
eder vara en evardelig stadga, att forsoning skall bringas 
for Israels barn till rening fran alia deras synder, en gang 
om aret." 



LAXAN 30 




Explaining the Significance of a Holiday 

(En hogtidsdags betydelse forklaras) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 118:24 

This is the day which Jehovah 

hath made; 
We will rejoice and be glad in it. 

MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:4-9 

TaNKESPRaK 

Ps. 118:24 

Detta ar den dag, som Herren har 

gjort; 
latom oss pa den frojdas och vara 

glada. 

MINNESARBETE 

5 Mos. 6: 4-9 



172 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



I give unto you, and shall reap 
the harvest thereof, then ye shall 
bring the sheaf of the first-fruits 
of your harvest unto the priest: 

11. And he shall wave the sheaf 
before Jehovah, to be accepted for 
you: on the morrow after the sab- 
bath the priest shall wave it. 

12. And in the day when ye 
wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a 
he-lamb without blemish a year 
old for a burnt-offering unto Je- 
hovah. 

13. And the meal-offering there 
of shall be two tenth parts of an 
ephah of fine flour mingled with 
oil, an offering made by fire unto 
Jehovah for a sweet savor; and 
the drink- offering thereof shall be 
of wine, the fourth part of a hin. 

14. And ye shall eat neither 
bread, nor parched grain, nor 
fresh ears, until this selfsame day 
until ye have brought the obla- 
tion of your God: it is a statute 
for ever throughout your genera- 
tions in all your dwellings. 

15. And ye shall count unto 
you from the morrow after the 
sabbath, from the day that ye 
brought the sheaf of the wave- 
offering; seven sabbaths shall 
there be complete: 

16. even unto the morrow after 
the seventh sabbath shall ye num- 



ber fifty days; and ye shall offer 

a new meal-offering unto Jehovah. 

* * * * 

39. Howbeit on the fifteenth 
day of the seventh month, when 
ye have gathered in the fruits of 
the land, ye shall keep the feast 
of Jehovah seven days: on the 
first day shall be a solemn rest, 
and on the eighth day shall be a 
solemn rest. 

40. And ye shall take you on 
the first day the fruit of goodly 
trees, branches of palm-trees, ana 
boughs of thick trees, and willows 
of the brook; and ye shall rejoice 
before Jehovah your God seven 
days. 

41. And ye shall keep it a feast 
unto Jehovah seven days in ths 
year: it is a statute for ever 
throughout your generations; ye 
shall keep it in the seventh month 

42. Ye shall dwell in booths 
seven days; all that are home- 
born in Israel shall dwell in 
booths ; 

43. that your generations may 
know that I made the children of 
Israel to dwell in booths, when I 
brought them out of the land of 
Egypt: I am Jehovah your God. 

44. And Moses declared unto 
the set feasts of Jehovah. 



The Great Leader Announces the Big Holidays 
and Feast Days for His People 

The Sabbath. God had already commanded his people to keep 
the seventh day of the week holy, but he spoke again unto 
Moses, saying: "Speak to the children of Israel, and say 
unto them, The feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim 
to be holy meetings, even these are my set feasts. Six days 
shall work be done : but on the seventh day is a sabbath of 
solemn rest, a holy meeting day; ye shall do no manner of 
work: 1 it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings." 



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173 



som jag vill giva eder, och I in- 
bargen dess skord, d& skolen I 
bara till prasten den karve, som 
ar forstlingen av eder skord. 

11. Och den karven skall nan 
vifta infor Herrens ansikte, for 
att I man bliva valbehagliga; da- 
gen efter sabbaten skall prasten 
vifta den. 

12. Och pa den dag, da I laten 
vifta karven, skolen I offra ett 
felfritt arsgammalt lamm till 
brannoffer at Herren, 

13. och sasom spisoffer dartill 
tva tiondedels efa fint mjol, be* 
gjutet med olja, ett eldsoffer, at 
Herren till en valbehaglig lukt, 
och sasom drickoffer dartill en 
fjardedels hin vin. 

14. Och intet av det nya, var- 
ken brod eller rostade ax eller 
korn av gronskuren sad, skolen I 
ata forran pa denna samma dag, 
icke forran i haven burit fram of- 
fergavan at eder Gud. Detta 
skall vara en evardlig stadga for 
eder fran slakte till slakte, var I 
an aren bosatta. 

15. Sedan skolen I rakna sju 
fulla veckor fran dagen efter sab- 
baten, fran den dag, da I buren 
fram viftofferskarven; 

16. femtio dagar skolen I rakna 
intill dagen efter den sjunde sab- 
baten; da skolen I bara fram ett 



offer av den nya grodan at Her- 
ren. 

***** 

39. Men pa femtonde dagen i 
sjunde manaden, nar I inbargen 
avkastningen av landet, skolen I 
fira Herrens hogtid, i sju dagar, 
Pa den forsta dagen ar sabbats- 
vila, pa den attonde dagen ar ock 
sabbatsvila. 

40. Och I skolen p§, den forsta 
dagen taga frukt av edra skona- 
ste trad, kvistar av- palmer och 
grenar av lummiga trad och av pil- 
trad och skolen s& vara glada i 
sju dagar infor Herrens, eder 
Guds, ansikte. 

41. I skolen fira denna hogtid 
sasom en Herrens hogtid sju da- 
gar om aret. Detta skall vara en 
evardlig stadga for eder fran 
slakte till slakte; i sjunde ma- 
naden skolen I fira den. 

42. Da skolen I bo i lovhyddor 
i sju dagar; alia de, som aro in- 
fodingar i Israel, skola bo i lov- 
hyddor, 

43. for att edra efterkomman- 
de ma veta, huru jag lat Israels 
barn bo i lovhyddor, nar jag for- 
de dem ut ur Egyptens land. Jag 
Mr Herren, eder Gud. 

44. Och Mose talade till Israels 
barn om dessa Herrens hogtider. 



Den store ledaren angiver hogtidsdagar och de 
stora festdagarna for sitt folk 

Sabbatsdagen. Gud hade redan befallt sitt folk att helga 
den sjunde dagen i veckan, men nu sade han ater till Mose: 
"Tala till Israels barn och sag till dem : Dessa aro Herrens 
hogtider, vilka I skolen utlysa sasom heliga sammankom- 
ster ; mina hogtider aro dessa. Sex dagar skall arbete goras, 
men pa den sjunde dagen ar sabbat, en dag for helig sam- 
mankomst; intet arbete skolen I da gora. Det ar Herrens 
sabbat, var I an aren bosatta." 



174 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Passover. In the springtime of the year, in the first 
month, on the fourteenth day, at evening, the children of Is- 
rael every year celebrated the memory of the Passover night 
in Egypt. Now God told Moses that the Passover was to be 
a set holy day for his people, as set a holy day as the Sab- 
bath itself. And God said: "On the fifteenth day of the 
same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto Jehovah. 
For seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread, and in the 
first day ye shall have a holy meeting ; ye shall do no servile 
work. But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Je- 
hovah seven days : in the seventh day is a holy meeting, ye 
shall do no servile work." 

The Feast of Weeks. And Jehovah said unto Moses : "Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye 
are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap 
the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first 
fruits of your harvest unto the priest; and he shall wave 
the sheaf before Jehovah, to be accepted for you." The same 
day the people were to offer a year-old lamb, without blem- 
ish, unto God. And they were to bring an offering of meal 
and of wine. God was to have the first of their harvest. It 
was the feast of Pentecost and was concluded about fifty 
days after the Passover feast. 

The Feast of Trumpets. In the fall of the year, on the first 
day of the seventh month, which marked the beginning of 
their civic year, the children of Israel were to have a holy 
day, that was to be a day of offering and a day of rest. It 
was ushered in by the blowing of trumpets, calling the peo- 
ple to a holy meeting. 

The Day of Atonement. God again reminded Moses to talk 
to the people about the great Day of Atonement. It was cele- 
brated on the tenth day of the seventh month each year, and 
was the day when the High Priest went into the Holy of 
Holies in the tabernacle to pray for the atonement of the 
sins of his people. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 175 

Pdskhogtiden. Pa varen, pa den fjortonde dagen i forsta 
manaden pa aret, vid aftontiden, firade Israels barn Her- 
rens pask, till aminnelse av den natten, da Gud gick fram 
over Egypten. Gud sade till Mose, att paskhogtiden skulle 
vara en bestamd hogtid, lika bestamd som sjalva sabbaten. 
Gud sade : "Och pa den femtonde dagen i samma manad ar 
det osyrade brodets hogtid ; da skolen I ata osyrat brod i sju 
dagar. Pa den forsta dagen skolen I halla en helig samman- 
komst; ingen arbetssyssla skolen I da gora. Och I skolen 
offra eldsoffer at Herren i sju dagar. Pa den sjunde da- 
gen skall ater hallas en helig sammankomst ; ingen arbets- 
syssla skolen I da gora." 

Veckohogtiden. Och Gud sade till Mose: "Tala till Israels 
barn och sag till dem : 'Nar I kommen in i det land, som jag 
vill giva eder, och I inbargen dess skord, da skolen I bara till 
prasten den karve, som ar forstlingen av eder skord. Och 
den karven skall han vifta infor Herrens ansikte, att I man 
behaga honom.' " Samma dag skulle folket ocksa offra ett 
arsgammalt lamm, utan fel, infor Herren. Aven skulle Is- 
raels barn da frambringa ett spisoffer och ett drickoffer in- 
for Gud. Det forsta av all deras skord tillhorde Herren. 
Detta var pingsthogtiden, och den avslutades femtio dagar 
efter pasken. 

Basunfesten. Pa hosten, forsta dagen i sjunde manaden, 
vilket var borjan pa det borgerliga aret, firade Israels barn 
ocksa en helgdag. Det var en vilodag och en of f erdag. Den 
tillkannagavs genom att blasa i trumpeter, kallande folket 
till helig sammankomst. 

Den stora forsoningsdagen. Gud paminde Mose om, att 
igen tala till folket om den stora forsoningsdagen. Den fi- 
rades pa tionde dagen i sjunde manaden och var den dagen, 
da oversteprasten gick in i det allraheligaste i tabernaklet 
for att frambara forsoningsbon for sitt folks synder. 



176 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



The Feast of Tabernacles, On the fifteenth day of the sev- 
enth month, the children of Israel were given still another 
holiday time. They then brought of the fruits of trees, 
branches of palm trees and willows, and waved them before 
the Lord, and rejoiced and feasted for seven days. They 
left their houses and dwelt in booths made of leaves and 
branches of the trees for seven days. This was as God said : 
"That your generations may know that I made the children 
of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the 
land of Egypt." It reminded them that Jehovah was their 
God and cared, for them through all their generations. 

And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the set 
feast days of Jehovah. 



LESSON 31 



TEXT: DEUT. 7: 6—11: 16: 19, 20 



6. For thou art a holy people 
unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah 
thy God hath chosen thee to be a 
people for his own possession, a- 
bove all peoples that are upon the 
face of the earth. 

7. Jehovah did not set his love 
upon you, nor choose you, because 
ye were more in number than any 
people; for ye were the fewest of 
all peoples: 

8. But because Jehovah loveth 
you, and because he ■would keep 
the oath which he sware unto 
your fathers, hath Jehovah 
brought you out with a mighty 
hand, and redeemed you out of 
the house of bondage, from the 
hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 

9. Know therefore that Jehovah 
thy God, he is God, the faithful 
God, who keepeth covenant and 
lovingkindness with them that 
love him and keep his command- 
ments to a thousand generations, 



6. Ty du ar ett folk, som ar hel- 
gat at Herren, din Gud; dig har 
Herren, din Gud, utvalt till att va- 
ra hans egendomsfolk framfor al- 
ia andra folk pa jorden. 

7. Icke darfor, att I voren stor- 
re an alia andra folk, var det som 
Herren faste sig vid eder och ut- 
valde eder, ty | aren ju mindre 
an alia andra folk; 

8. utan darfor att Herren al- 
skade eder och ville halla den ed, 
som han hade svurit edra fader, 
darfor forde Herren eder ut med 
stark hand och forlossade dig ur 
traldomshuset, ur Faraos, den 
egyptiske konungens hand. 

9. Sa skall du nu veta, att Her- 
ren, din Gud, ar den ratte Guden, 
den trofaste Guden, som haller 
forbund och bevarar nad intill tu- 
sende led, nar man alskar honom 
och haller hans bud, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



177 



Lovhyddohogtiden. Den femtonde dagen i sjunde manaden 
fingo Israels barn fira en annan hogtid. De bringade f rukt 
av de skonaste trad, kvistar av palmer och grenar av lum- 
miga trad och av piltrad, infor Herren, och gladde sig och 
festade i sju dagar. De flyttade ur sina hus och bodde i 
lpvhyddor under dessa sju dagar. Detta var, sasom Her- 
ren sade: "For att edra efterkommande ma veta, huru jag 
lat Israels barn bo i lovhyddor, nar jag forde dem ut ur 
Egyptens land." Det erinrade dem om, att Herren var de- 
ras Gud och hade omsorg om dem fran slakte till slakte. 

Och Mose talade till Israels barn om alia dessa Herrens 
hogtider. 



LAX AN 31 




The People are Reminded of God's Law 

(Folket paminnes om Herrens bud) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Prov. 14:34 
Righteousness exalteth a na- 
tion; but sin is a reproach to any 
people. 

MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:10 
And it shall be, when Jehovah 
thy God shall bring thee into the 
land which he sware unto thy 
fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and 
to Jacob, to give thee, great and 
goodly cities, which thou buildest 
not. 

TaNKESPRaK 
Ords. 14:34 
Rattfardighet upphbjer ett folk, 
men synd ar folkens vanara. 

MINNESARBETE 
5 Mos. 6:10 
Nar nu Herren, din Gud, later 
dig komma in i det land, som han 
. med ed har lovat dina fader, Abra- 
f ham, Isak och Jakob, att giva dig 
— stora och vackra stader, som 
du icke har hyggt. 



178 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

10. And repayeth them that 19. Thou shalt not wrest jus- 
hate him to their face, to destroy tice: thou shalt not respect per- 
them: he will not be slack to him sons; neither shalt thou take a 
that hateth him, he will repay bribe; for a bribe doth blind the 
him to his face. eyes of the wise, and pervert the 

11. Thou shalt therefore keep words of the righteous. 

the commandment, and the sta- £0. That which is altogether 

tutes, and the ordinances, which I just sha!t thou follow, that thou 

command thee this day, to do mayest live, and inherit the land 

them. which Jehovah thy God giveth 

* * * * thee. 



The Great Leader Entreats His People to Keep 
God's Commandments 

Why God Chose the People of Israel to he His People, Moses 
was God's friend. He knew God and loved him with all his 
heart. And Moses was the friend of his people, the children 
of Israel. He was their leader because God had chosen him 
to lead them, but he was their leader, too, because he loved 
them with all his heart. He wanted the children of Israel 
to love God as he loved him, and to have faith in him. 

He said to them : 'Tor thou art a holy people unto Je- 
hovah thy God : Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a 
people for his own possession above all people that are upon 
the face of the earth. God did not set his love upon you, nor 
choose you, because ye were more in number than any peo- 
ple ; for ye were the fewest of. all peoples : but because Je- 
hovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which 
he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out 
with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of 
bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt." 

God Keepeth Faith with His People and Commands Them to 
be Faithful to Him. ''Know ye therefore that Jehovah thy 
God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and 
loving kindness with them that love him and keep his com- 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 179 

10. men som utan forskoning 19. Du skall icke vranga ratten 
vedergaller och forgor deni, som och icke hava anseende till per- 
hata honom. Han drojer icke, sonen; och du skall icke taga 
nar det galler dem, som hata ho- mutor, ty mutor forblinda de vi- 
nom; utan forskoning vedergaller sas ogon och forvrida de rattfar- 
han dem. digas sak. 

11. Sa hall nu de bud och stad- 20 - Rattfardighet, rattfardighet 
gar och ratter, som jag i dag gi- skaM du eftertrakta, for att du 
ver dig, och gor efter dem. ma leva och ta 9 a ' besittning det 

land, som Herren, din Gud, vill 
* * * giva dig. 



Den store ledaren uppmanar sitt folk att 

halla Guds bud 

Orsaken varfor Gud valde Israels barn till sitt egendoms- 
folk. Mose var Guds van. Han kande Gud och alskade ho- 
nom av hela sitt hjarta. Mose var sitt folks van, — Israels 
barns van. Han var deras ledare, darfor att Gud hade kal- 
lat honom dartill, men han var deras ledare ocksa darfor att 
han alskade dem av hela sitt hjarta. Han ville, att Israels 
barn skulle alska Gud, sasom han alskade honom, och satta 
sin tro och tillit till honom. 

Han sade till dem : "Ty du ar ett folk, som ar helgat at 
Herren, din Gud; dig har Herren, din Gud, utvalt till att 
vara hans egendomsfolk framfor alia andra folk pa jorden. 
Icke darfor, att du var storre an alia andra folk, var det, 
som Herren faste sig vid dig och utvalde dig, ty du ar min- 
dre an alia andra folk; utan darfor att Herren alskade dig 
och ville halla den ed, som han hade svurit dina fader, dar- 
for forde Herren dig ut med stark hand och forlossade dig 
ur traldomshuset, ur Faraos, den egyptiske konungens 
hand." 

Gud ar trofast mot sitt folk och fordrar trofasthet av 
det. "Sa skall du nu veta, att Herren, din Gud, ar den ratte 
Guden, den trofaste Guden, som haller forbund och beva- 
rar nad intill tusende led, nar man alskar honom och haller 



180 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 



mandments to a thousand generations, and repayeth them 
that hate him to their face, to destroy them. 

"Thou shalt therefore keep the commandment, and the 
statutes, and the ordinances, which I command thee this day 
to do them." 

God is a Just God and Commands Justice of His People. 

Moses said unto his people: "Thou shalt not twist justice. 
Thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a 
bribe ; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and per- 
vert the words of the righteous. That which is altogether 
just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit 
the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee." 



LESSON 32 



TEXT: NUM. 

25. And ihey returned from 
spying out the land at the end 
of forty days. 

26. And they went and came 
to Moses, and to Aaron, and to 
all the congregation of the child- 
ren of Israel, unto the wilderness 
of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought 
back word unto them, and untc 
all the congregation, and showed 
them the fruit of the land. 

27. And they told him, and 
said, We came unto the land whi 
T.her thou sentest us; and surety 
it floweih with milk and honey, 
and this is the fruit of it. 

28. Howbeit the people that 
dwell in the land are strong, and 
the cities are fortified, and very 
great; and moreover we saw the 
children of Anak there. 

29. Amalek dwellelh in the land 
of the South: and the Hittlte, and 
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite 
dwell in the hill-country; and the 
Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, 
and along by the side of the Jor- 
dan. 



13: 25—14: 10 

26. Och efter fyrtio dagar van- 
de de tillbaka, sedan de hade be- 
spejat landet. 

27. De gingo astad och kommo 
till Mose och Aron och Israels 
barns hela menighet i oknen Pa- 
ran, I Kades, och avgavo sin be- 
rattelse infor dem och hela me- 
nigheten och visade dem landets 
frukt. 

28. De fortaljde for honom och 
sade: "Vi kommo till det land, 
dit du sande oss. Och det flyter 
i sanning av mjolk och honung, 
och har ar dess frukt. 

29. Men folket, som bor i lan- 
det, ar starkt, och staderna aro 
valbefasta och mycket stora; ja, 
vi sago dar ocksa avkomlingar av 
Anak. 

30. Amalekiterna bo i Sydlan- 
det, hetiterna, jebus^erna och 
amor^erna bo i Bergsbygden, och 
kanan^erna bo vid havet och ut- 
med Jordan." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



181 



hans bud, men som utan forskoning vedergaller och forgor 
dem, som hata honom." 

"Sa hall nu de bud och stadgar och ratter, som jag i dag 
giver dig, och gor efter dem." 

Gud ar riittvis och fordrar, att hans folk ar rdttvist, Mose 
sade till sitt folk : "Du skall icke vranga ratten och icke hava 
anseende till personen ; och du skall icke taga mutor, ty mu- 
tor forblinda de visas ogon och f orvrida de rattfardigas sak. 
Rattfardighet, rattfardighet skall du eftertrakta, for att 
du ma leva och taga i besittning det land, som Herren, din 
Gud, vill giva dig." 



LAXAN 32 




The Cluster of Grapes from Eshcol 

(Druvklasen som fordes fran Druvdalen) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Rom. 8:31 
What then shall we say to these 
things? If God is for us, who is 
against us? 



MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:11 

And. houses full of all good 
things, which thou filledst not, 
and cisterns hewn out, which thou 
hewedst not, vine-yards and olive- 
trees, which thou plantedst not, 
and thou shalt eat and be full. 

Repeat verses 10, 11. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Rom. 8:31 

Vad skola vi nu saga harom? 
Ar Gud for oss, vem kan da vara 
emot oss? 

MINNESARBETE 
5 Mos. 6:11 

Och hus, fulla med allt gott, vil- 
ka du icke har fullt, och uthuggna 
brunnar, som du icke har huggit 
ut, vingardar och olivplanteringar, 
som du icke har planterat — och 
nar da d§, ater och bliver matt. 

Repetei'a verserna 10, 11. 



182 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



30. And Caleb stilled the peo- 
ple before Moses, and said, Let us 
go up at once, and possess it: for 
we are well able to overcome it. 

31. But the men that went up 
with him said, We are not able to 
go up against the people; for they 
are stronger than we. 

32. And they brought up an evil 
report of the land which they had 
spied out unto the children of Is- 
rael, saying, The land, through 
which we have gone to spy it out, 
is a land that eateth up the in 
habitants thereof; and all the peo- 
ple that we saw in it are men of 
great stature. 

33. And there we saw the Ne- 
philim, the sons of Anak, who 
come of the Nephilim: and we 
were in our own sight as grass- 
hoppers, and so we were in their 
sight. 

1. And all the congregation lif- 
ted up their voice, and cried; and 
the people wept that night. 

2. And all the children of Israel 
murmured against Moses and a- 
gainst Aaron: and the whole con- 
gregation said unto them, Would 
that we had died in the land of 
Egypt! or would that we had died 
in this wilderness! 

3. And wherefo-e doth Jehovah 
bring us unto this land, to fall 



by the sword? Our wives and ou^ 
littie ones will be a prey: were it 
not better for us to return into 
Egypt? 

4. And they said one to another, 
Let us make a captain, and let 
us return into Egypt. 

5. Then Moses and Aaron fell 
on their faces before all the as- 
sembly of the congregation of the 
children of Israel. 

6. And Joshua the son of Nun 
and Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 
who were of them that spied out 
the land, rent their clothes: 

7. and they spake unto all the 
congregation of the children of Is- 
rael, saying, The land which we 
passed through tc spy it out, is an 
exceeding good land. 

8. If Jehovah delight in us, then 
he will bring us into this land, 
and give it unto us; a land which 
floweth with milk and honey. 

9. Only rebel not against Jeho- 
vah, neither fear ye the people 
of the land; for they are bread 
for us; their defence is removed 
from over them, and Jehovah is 
with us: fear them not. 

10. But all the congregation 
bade stone them with stones. And 
the glory of Jehovah appeared in 
the tent of meeting unto all the 
children of Israel. 



The Great Leader is Rejected by His People 
but Honored by God 

What the Spies Saw in the Land of Canaan, When the child- 
ren of Israel came near unto the land of Cannaan, Moses 
sent spies into the land to see the land and the people who 
dwelt therein. Moses sent twelve men, one for each of the 
twelve tribes of Israel. 

After forty days they returned from spying out the land. 
They brought with them of the fruit of the land, and showed 
it unto the children of Israel. They said: "We came into 



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183 



31. Men Kaleb sokte stilla fol- 
ket, sa att de icke skulle knota 
emot Mose; han sade: "Lit oss 
anda draga dit upp och intaga 
det, ty for visso skola vi bliva 
det overmaktiga." 

32. Men de man, som hade va- 
rit dar uppe med honom, sade: 
"Vi kunna icke draga upp mot 
delta folk, ty de aro oss for star- 
ka." 

33. Och de talade bland Israels 
barn ilia om landet, som de hade 
bespejat; de sade: "Det land, 
som vi hava genomvandrat och 
bespejat, ar ett land, som fortar 
sina inbyggare, och alia manni- 
skor, som vi dar sago, voro res- 
ligt folk. 

34. Vi sa.go dar ock jattarna, 
Anaks barn, av jattestammen; vi 
tyckte d§,, att vi sjalva voro sa.- 
som grashoppor, och sammalun- 
da tyckte de om oss." 

1. Da begynte hela menigheten 
ropa och skria, och folket grat 
den natten. 

2. Och alia Israels barn knor- 
rade emot Mose och Aron, och he- 
la menigheten sade till dem: "O, 
att vi hade fatt do i Egyptens 
land, eller att vi hade fatt do har 
i oknen! 

3. Varfor vill da Herren fbra 
oss in i detta andra land, dar vi 



maste falla for svard, och dar va- 
ra hustrur och barn skola bliva 
fiendens byte? Det vore for vis- 
so battre for oss att vanda till- 
baka till Egypten." 

4. Och de sade till varandra: 
"Lat oss valja en anforare och 
vanda tillbaka till Egypten." 

5. Da folio Mose och Aron ned 
pa sina ansikten infor Israels 
barns hela forsamlade menighet. 

6. Och Josua, Nuns son, och 
Kaleb, Jefunnes son, vilka voro 
bland dem, som hade bespejat 
landet, revo sonder sina klader 

7. och sade till Israels barns 
hela menighet: "Det land, som 
vi hava genomvandrat och bespe- 
jat, ar ett overmattan gott land. 

8. Om Herren har behag till 
oss, s& skall han fora oss in i det 
landet och giva det at oss — ett 
land, som fiyter av mjolk och ho- 
nung. 

9. Allenast man I icke satta 
eder upp mot Herren; och for fol- 
ket i landet man I icke frukta, ty 
de skola bliva sasom en munsbit 
for oss. Deras beskarm har vikit 
ifran dem, men med oss ar Her- 
ren; frukten icke for dem." 

10. Men hela menigheten ropa- 
de, att man skulle stena dem. Da. 
visade sig Herrens harlighet i 
uppenbarelsetaltet lor alia Israels 
barn. 



Den store ledaren fbrkastas av sitt folk, 
men aras av Gud 

Vad spejarna sago i Kanaans land. Da Israels barn nar- 
made sig Kanaans land, sande Mose spejare in i landet for 
att se efter, hurudant landet var, och hurudana dess inva- 
nare voro. Mose sande tolv spejare, en for varje av Israels 
tolv stammar. 

Efter fyrtio dagar kommo de tillbaka, sedan de hade be- 
spejat landet. De forde med sig av landets frukter och vi- 
sade dem for Israels barn. De sade: "Vi kommo till det 



184 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

the land whither thou sentest us ; and surely it flowed with 
milk and honey ; and this is the fruit of it. However, the 
•people that dwell in the land are strong and the cities are 
fortified and very great." They told Moses and the children 
of Israel that giants lived there. And the people were afraid. 
Caleb's Advice. One of the spies, named Caleb, stilled the 
fears of the people before Moses, and said : "Let us go up 
at once and possess it ; for we are well able to overcome it." 
But the men that went up with him said: "Ye are not 
able to go against the people, for they are stronger than 
we." And they reported evil things about the land, such re- 
ports as were not true. 
The People Revolt against Moses. Then the children of Is- 
rael lifted up their voices and cried; and the people wept 
that night. They all murmured against Moses and Aaron, 
and moaned that they had not stayed in Egypt. They said : 
"Why did Jehovah bring us to this land to die by the sword? 
Were it not better for us to return into Egypt?" 

And they said to one another : "Let us make a captain 
and let us return into Egypt." 
Moses Pleads with His People. Caleb and Joshua Help Him. 
Then Moses tried to plead with his people. He and Aaron 
and two of the spies, Caleb and Joshua, fell upon their faces 
before the children of Israel and showed their great grief 
over the actions of the people. And Caleb and Joshua said : 
"The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an ex- 
ceeding good land. If Jehovah delight in us, then he will 
bring us into this land, and give it unto us. Only rebel not 
against Jehovah, neither fear ye the people of the land. 
Jehovah is with us : fear them not." 
The People Try to Stone Their Leaders but God Interferes. 
But instead the children of Israel sought to stone them. God 
would not allow this, however. His glory appeared in the 
tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel. And God 
talked with Moses. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 185 

land, dit du sande oss. Och det flyter i sanning av mjolk 
och honung, och har ar dess frukt. Men folket, som bor i 
landet, ar starkt, och staderna aro val befasta och mycket 
stora." Och de berattade for Mose och Israels barn, att j at- 
tar bodde i landet. Och folket greps av fruktan. 

Kalebs rdd. En av spejarna, som hette Kaleb, sokte stilla 
folket infor Mose, och sade : "Lat oss anda draga dit upp och 
intaga det, ty forvisso skola vi bliva det overmaktiga." 

Men de man, som hade varit daruppe med honom, sade : 
"Vi kunna icke draga upp mot detta folk, ty de aro oss for 
starka." Och de talade ilia om landet, sadant, som icke var 
sant. 

Folket gor uppror emot Mose. Da borjade Israels hela me- 
nighet ropa och skria, och folket grat den natten. De knor- 
rade emot Mose och Aron och beklagade, att de ej stannat 
kvar i Egypten. De sade : "Varfor vill da Herren fora oss 
in i detta land, dar vi maste f alia for svard ? Det vore for- 
visso battre for oss att vanda tillbaka till Egypten." 

Och de sade till varandra: "Lat oss valja en anforare 
och vanda tillbaka till Egypten." 

Mose vddjar till sitt folk. Kaleb och Josua hjalpa till. 
Mose forsokte vadja till sitt folk. Han och Aron och tva av 
spejarna, Kaleb och Josua, folio pa sina ansikten infor fol- 
ket och visade sin sorg over Israels barn handlingssatt. Och 
Kaleb och Josua sade : "Det land, som vi hava genomvand- 
rat och bespejat, ar ett overmattan gott land. Om Herren 
har behag till oss, sa skall han fora oss in i det landet och 
giva oss det. Allenast man I icke satta eder upp mot Her- 
ren, och for folket i landet man I icke frukta. Med oss ar 
Herren; frukten icke for dem." 

Folket forsoker stena sina ledare, men Herren hindrar det. 
Men hela Israels barns menighet ropade, att man skulle ste- 
na dem. Gud tillat dock icke det. Herrens harlighet vi- 
sade sig i uppenbarelsetaltet for alia Israels barn. Och Gud 
talade med Mose. 



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LESSON 33 

TEXT: NUM. 21: 4—9 



4. And they journeyed from 
mount Hor by the way to the Red 
Sea, to compass the land of Edom 
and the soul of the people was 
much discouraged because of the 
way. 

5. And the people spake against 
God, and against Moses, Where- 
fore have ye brought us up out of 
Egypt to die in the wilderness? 
for there is no bread, and there 
is no water; and our soul loatheth 
this light bread. 

6. And Jehovah sent fiery serp- 
ents among the people, and they 
bit the people; and much people 
of Israel died. 

7. And the people came to Mo- 
ses, and said, We have sinned, be 
cause we have spoken against Je 
hovah, and against thee; pray un- 
to Jehovah, that he take away the 
serpents from us. And Moses 
prayed for the people. 

8. And Jehovah said unto Moses, 
Make thee a fiery serpent, and set 
it upon a standard: and it shall 
come to pass, that every one that 
is bitten, when he seeth it, shall 
live. 

9. And Moses made a serpent of 
brass, and set it upon the stand- 
ard: and it came to pass, that if 
a serpent had bitten any man, 
when he looked unto the serpent 
of brass, he lived. 



4. Och de broto upp fran berget 
Hor och togo vagen at Roda ha- 
vet till for att ga omkring Edoms 
land. Men under vagen blev fol- 
ket otaligt. 

5. Och folket talade emot Gud 
och emot Mose och sade: "Var- 
for haven I fort oss upp ur Egyp- 
ten, sa att vi maste do i oknen? 
Har finnes ju varken brod eller 
vatten, och var sjal vamjes vid 
den usla foda vi fa." 

6. Da sande Herren giftiga or- 
mar bland folket, och dessa stun- 
go folket; och mycket folk i Is- 
rael blev dodat. 

7. Da kom folket till Mose och 
sade: "Vi hava syndat d armed, 
att vi talade mot Herren och mot 
dig. Bed till Herren, att han ta- 
ger bort dessa ormar ifran oss." 
Och Mose bad for folket. 

8. Da sade Herren till Mose: 
"Gbr dig en orm och satt upp den 
pa en stang; sedan ma var och 
en, som har blivit ormstungen, se 
pa den, sa skall han bliva vid liv." 

9. Da gjorde Mose en orm av 
koppar och satte upp den pa en 
stang; nar sedan nagon hade bli- 
vit stungen av en orm, sag han 
upp pa kopparormen och blev sa 
vid liv. 



The Great Leader Finishes His Work 

The Journey Becomes Long and Discouraging, Because they 
had listened to the false stories of the ten untruthful spies, 
who were afraid of the people who lived in the land of 
Canaan, God punished the children of Israel by making their 
journey in the wilderness very long. They wandered in the 
wilderness for forty years. 



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187 




God's Servant, Moses 

(Guds tjanare, Mose) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

John 3:14, 15 
And as Moses lifted up the 
serpent in the wilderness, even sa 
must the Son of man be lifted up; 
that whosoever believeth may in 
him have eternal life. 



MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:12 

Then beware lest thou forget 
Jehovah, who brought thee forth 
out of the land of Egypt, out of 
the house of bondage. 

Repeat verses 10-12. 

TaNKESPRaK 
Joh. 3:14, 15 

Och s&som Moses upphojde or- 
men i oknen, s§, m&ste Mannisko- 
sonen bliva upphojd, for att var 
och en som tror skall i honom ha- 
va evigt liv. 

MINNESARBETE 
5 Mos. 6:12 

Sa tag dig till vara for att for- 
gata Herren, som har fort dig ut 
ur Egyptens land, ur traldomshu- 
set. 

Repetera versema 10-12. 



Den store ledaren fullbordar sitt verk 



Qkenfarden blir lang och besvarlig. Darfor att de horsam- 
made de falska underrattelserna, som gavos dem av de tio 
spejarna, vilka fruktade for folket, som bodde i Kanaans 
land, straffade Gud Israels barn. Han gjorde deras vand- 
ring" genom oknen mycket lang. De fingo vandra i oknen i 
fyrtio ar. 



188 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Children of Israel Grumble against God and Moses. And 

the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the 
way. And the people spake against God, and against Moses : 
"Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the 
wilderness ? For there is no bread, and there is no water ; 
and our soul loatheth this light bread." 

God Sends Fiery Serpents. Therefore God sent fiery serpents 
among the people, and they bit the people and many of the 
children of Israel died. 

The People Repent. Then the people came to Moses, and 
said : "We have sinned, because we have spoken against Je- 
hovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah that he take 
away the serpents from us." 

Moses Prays for his People. Moses never tired of praying 
for his people. And he prayed for them now again. 

The Serpent of Brass. Jehovah said unto Moses : "Make thee 
a fiery serpent, and set it upon a standard : and it shall come 
to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he seeth it shall 
live." 

And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon a 
standard: and it came to pass that if a serpent had bitten 
any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass he lived. 

The Death of Moses. God let Moses lead his people to the 
very borderland of Canaan, near to the river Jordan. There 
God called Moses up on Mount Nebo and showed him all 
the land of Canaan. But God did not let Moses lead his 
people into the promised land. There, on the borderland, 
on the mountain, Moses died and God buried him. And 
Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. 

Moses had been the greatest leader in all Israel. And 
there had not arisen a prophet since like unto him, whom 
God knew face to face. Nor -was Moses old and worn in 
body when he died. His eyes were not dim, nor his natural 
force lessened. 

And the children of Israel wept for Moses thirty days. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 189 

Israels barn knorra emot Gud och Mose. Under vagen blev 
folket mycket otaligt. Och f olket talade emot Gud och emot 
Mose: "Varfor haven I fort oss upp ur Egypten, sa att vi 
maste do i oknen? Har finnes ju varken brod eller vatten, 
och var sjal vamjes vid den usla foda vi fa." 

Gud sdnder giftiga ormar. Da sande Herren giftiga ormar 
bland folket, och dessa stungo folket, och manga dogo. 

Folket dngrar sin synd. Da kom folket till Mose och sade: 
"Vi hava syndat darmed, att vi talade mot Herren och mot 
dig. Bed till Herren, att han tager bort dessa ormar ifran 
oss." 

Mose beder for sitt folk. Mose trottnade aldrig pa att 
bedja for sitt folk. Och nu bad han for dem ater igen. 

Kopparormen. Herren sade till Mose: "Gor dig en orm och 

satt upp den pa en stang ; sedan ma var och en, som har bli- 
vit ormstungen, se pa den, sa skall han bliva vid liv." 

Och Mose gjorde en orm av koppar och satte upp den pa 
en stang; nar sedan nagon hade blivit stungen av en orm, 
sag han upp pa kopparormen och blev sa vid liv. 



Mose dbd. Gud lat Mose fora sitt folk anda till gransen av 
Kanaans land, invid Jordanfloden. Dar tog Gud Mose 
upp pa berget Nebo och visade honom hela Kanaans land. 
Men Gud lat icke Mose fora sitt folk in i det forlovade lan- 
det. Dar vid dess grans, uppe pa berget, dog Mose och Gud 
begrov honom. Och Mose var ett hundra tjugu ar gammal 
nar han dog. 

Mose hade varit Israels store ledare. Och i Israel upp- 
stod icke mer nagon profet sadan som Mose, med vilken 
Herren umgicks ansikte mot ansikte. Ej heller var Mose 
gammal eller utnott till sin kropp, da han dog. Hans ogon 
voro icke skumma, och hans livskraft hade icke forsvunnit. 

Och Israels barn sorjde Mose och hollo sorgefest efter 
honom i trettio dagar. 



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LESSON 34 



TEXT: JOSH. 3: 14—4:7, 14-18 



14. And it came to pass, when 
the people removed from their 
tents, to pass over the Jordan, the 
priests that bare the ark of the 
covenant being before the people; 

15. and when they that bare 
the ark were come unto the Jor- 
dan, and the feet of the priests 
that bare the ark were dipped in 
the brink of the water (for the 
Jordan overfloweth all its banks 
all the time of harvest), 

16. that the waters which came 
down from above stood, and rose 
up in one heap, a great way off, 
at Adam, the city that is beside 
Zarethan"; and those that went 
down toward the sea of the Ara- 
bah, even the Salt Sea, were whol- 
ly cut off: and the people passed 
over right against Jericho. 

17. And the priests that bare 
the ark of the covenant of Jeho- 
vah stood firm on dry ground in 
the midst of the Jordan; and all 
Israel passed over on dry ground 
until all the nation were passed 
clean over the Jordan. 

1. And it came to pass, when all 
the nation were clean passed over 
the Jordan, that Jehovah spak? 
unto Joshua, saying, 

2. Take you twelve men out of 
the people, out of every tribe a 
man, 



14. Folket brot da. upp fran si- 
na talt for att g& over Jordan, 
och prasterna, som buro forbunds- 
arken, gingo framfor folket. 

15. Nar nu de, som buro arken, 
kommo till Jordan, sa att praster- 
na, som buro arken, med sina 
fbtter vidrorde yttersta randen av 
vattnet i Jordan, vilken under he- 
la skordetiden ar full over alia 
sina braddar, 

16. da stannade det vatten, som 
kom uppifran, och blev staende 
sasom en samlad hog langt borta, 
uppe vid Adam, staden som rig- 
ger bredvid Saretan; och det vat- 
ten som flot ned mot Hedmarks- 
havet, Salthavet, blev salunda 
helt och hallet avskuret. Och 
folket gick over mitt emot Jeri- 
ko. 

17. Men prasterna, som buro 
Herrens fbrbundsark, stodo orbr- 
liga pa torr mark mitt i Jordan; 
och hela Israel gick over pa torr 
mark, till dess att allt folket helt 
och hallet hade kommit over Jor- 
dan. 

1. Da. nu allt folket helt och 
ha.Het hade kommit over Jordan, 
sade Herren till Josua: 

2. "Valjen ut bland folket tolv 
man, en man ur var stam, 



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191 





The Children of Israel Cross the Jordan 

(Israels barn taga over Jordan) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Is. 43:2 
When thou passest through the 
waters, I will be with thee; and 
through the rivers, they shall not 
overflow thee. 



MEMORY WORK 
Deut. 6:13, 14 

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy 
God; and him shalt thou serve, 
and shalt swear by his name. Ye 
shall not go after other gods, of 
the gods of the peoples that are 
round about you. 

Repeat verses 10-14. 

TaNKESPRaK 
Jes. 43:2 

Om du ock maste ga genom vat- 
ten, sa ar jag med dig, eller ge- 
nom strommar, sa skola de icke 
fordranka dig. 

MINNESARBETE 

5 Mos. 6:13, 14 

Herren, din Gud, skall du fruk- 
ta, och honom skall du tjana, och 
vid hans namn skall du svarja. I 
skolen icke folja efter andra gu- 
dar, nagon av de folks gudar, 
som. bo runt omkring eder. 

Repetera verserna 10-14. 



3. And command ye them, say- 
ing, Take you hence out of the 
midst of the Jordan, out of the 
place where the priests' feet stood 
firm, twelve stones, and carry 
them over with you, and lay them 
down in the lodging-place, where 
ye shall lodge this night. 



3. och bjuden dem och sagen: 
"Tagen har ur Jordan, fran den 
plats dar prasterna stodo med si- 
na fotter, tolv stenar, och lyften 
upp dem och foren dem over med 
eder, och laggen ned dem pa det 
stalle, dar I skolen lagra eder i 
natt." 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



4. Then Joshua called the 
twelve men, whom he had pre- 
pared of the children of Israel, out 
of every tribe a man: 

5. and Joshua said unto them, 
Pass over before the ark of Je- 
hovah your God into the midst 
of the Jordan, and take you up 
every man of you a stone upon 
his shoulder, according unto the 
number of the tribes of the child- 
ren of Israel; 

6. that this may be a sign a- 
mong you, that, when your child- 
ren ask in time to come, saying 
What mean ye by these stones? 

7. Then ye shall say unto them, 
Because the waters of the Jordan 
were cut off before the ark of the 
covenant of Jehovah; when it pas- 
sed over the Jordan, the waters of. 
the Jordan were cut off: and 
these stones shall be a memorial 
unto the children of Israel for 
ever. 

* * * * 



14. On that day Jehovah magni- 
fied Joshua in the sight of all Is- 
rael; and they feared him, as they 
feared Moses, all the days of his 
life. 

15. And Jehovah spake unto 
Joshua, saying, 

16. Command the priests that 
bear the ark of the testimony, 
that they come up out of the Jor- 
dan. 

17. Joshua therefore command- 
ed the priests, saying, Come ye up 
out of the Jordan. 

1S. And it came to pass, when 
the priests that bare the ark of 
the covenant of Jehovah were 
come up out of the midst of the 
Jordan, and the soles of the 
priests' feet were lifted up unto 
the dry ground, that the waters ot 
the Jordan returned unto their 
place, and went over all its banks, 
as aforetime. 



The Great General Leads the Children of Israel 
into the Promied Land 



The New Leader. God had a new leader in store for the child- 
ren of Israel. He was Joshua, the son of Nun, who had 
been one of the spies that Moses sent into Canaan. Joshua 
was one of the two who brought back good reports about the 
land. And Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Mo- 
ses had blessed him, and the children of Israel hearkened 
unto him. 

After the death of Moses, God spake unto Joshua, say- 
ing: "Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go 
over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land 
which I do give to them." 



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193 



4. Da kallade Josua till sig de 
tolv man, som han hade utsett 
bland Israels barn, en man ur var 
stam. 

5. Och Josua sade till dem: 
"Dragen astad framfor Herrens, 
eder Guds, ark, och gan ut mitt i 
Jordan; och var och en av eder 
ma dar lyfta upp en sten pa ax- 
eln, efter antalet av Israels barns 
stammar. 

6. Detta skail namligen bliva 
ett minnesmarke bland eder. Nar 
da edra barn i framtiden fraga: 
'Vad betyda dessa stenar?', 

7. skolen I svara dem sa: 'De 
betyda, att Jordans vatten har 
blev avskuret i sitt lopp, framfor 
Herrens forbundsark; ja, nar den 
gick over Jordan, blev Jordans 
vatten avskuret i sitt lopp. Dar- 
for skola dessa stenar vara ett 



aminnelsemarke for Israels barn 
till evardlig tid\" 

* * * * 

14. Pa den dagen gjorde Her- 
ren Josua stor i hela Israels ogon, 
och de fruktade honom, sasom de 
hade fruktat Mose, sa lange den- 
ne levde. 

15. Och Herren sade till Josua: 

16. "Bjud prasterna, som bara 
vittnesbbrdets ark, att stiga upp 
ur Jordan." 

17. Och Josua bjod prasterna 
och sade: "Stigen upp ur Jor- 
dan." 

18. Nar da prasterna, som buro 
Herrens forbundsark, stego upp 
ur Jordan, hade deras fbtter 
knappt hunnit upp pa torra lan- 
det, forran Jordans vatten vande 
tillbaka till sin plats och nadde, 
sasom forut, upp over alia sina 
braddar. 



Den store harforaren leder Israels barn 
in i loftets land 



Den nye ledaren. Gud hade en ny ledare i beredskap for 
Israels barn. Det var Josua, Nuns son, som var en av spe- 
jarna, Mose hade sant in i Kanaans land. Josua var en av 
de tva, som kommit tillbaka med goda rapporter om landet. 
Och Josua var full med vishetens ande, ty Mose hade valsig- 
nat honom, och Israels barn lydde honom. 

Efter Mose dod sade Herren till Josua: "Mose min tja- 
nare ar dod ; sa sta upp och ga over denna Jordan, du med 
allt detta folk, in i det land, som jag vill giva dem. ,, 



194 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

Crossing the River Jordan. The Jordan River separated the 
wilderness on the east from the land of Canaan on the west. 
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were about 
to pass over the Jordan, that the priests that bare the Ark 
of the Covenant, went before the people. As their feet 
touched the brink of the river, where the river had over- 
flowed its bank, the waters of the Jordan heaved back and 
allowed the children of Israel to walk over on dry ground. 
The priests with the Ark of the Covenant stood in the 
middle of the river bed until all the people had crossed. 
When all the people were safely over, God told Joshua to 
send twelve men, one man from each of the tribes of Israel, 
out into the river bed where the priests stood, and bring 
from there each a stone, big enough to be carried on the 
shoulder. 

That night they placed these stones on their camping 
ground, and they became a lasting monument to the children 
of Israel, a memorial of the crossing of the river Jordan. 



God Magnifies Joshua in the Eyes of the Children of Israel. 

In this way God made Joshua great in the sight of the child- 
ren of Israel, and they feared him, as they had feared Moses 
all the days of his life. 

And God told Joshua to command the priests carrying 
the Ark of the Covenant to come up out of the Jordan. And 
when they had come up, the waters of the river flowed back 
into place again. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 195 

Tdget over Jordan. Jordanfloden skilde oknen pa ostra si- 
dan fran Kanaans land pa den vastra sidan. Och det hande 
sa, att da folket brot upp for att taga over Jordan, togo 
prasterna forbundsarken och buro den framfor folket. Da 
prasternas f otter vidrorde yttersta randen av vattnet, dar 
floden hade oversvammat sina braddar, stannade vattnet 
och blev staende sasom en samlad hog, sa att Israels barn 
fingo ga over pa torr mark. Prasterna med forbundsarken 
stodo stilla mitt i Jordans botten, tills allt folket hade tagat 
over. Nar allt folket kommit pa andra sidan floden, sade 
Gud till Josua, att han skulle sanda tolv man, en man fran 
varje av Israels tolv stammar, ut i flodbradden, dar praster- 
na stodo, for att dar taga var sin sten, stor nog att bara pa 
axeln. 

Dessa stenar forde de upp den aftonen till Israels barns 
lagerplats, och stenarna blevo sedan till en minnesstod for 
Israels barn, erinrande dem om taget over Jordan. 



Gud upphojer Josua i Israels barns ogon. Darigenom gjor- 
de Gud Josua stor i Israels barns ogon, och de fruktade ho- 
nom, sasom de hade fruktat Mose, sa lange han levde. 

Och Gud sade till Josua, att han skulle bjuda prasterna, 
som buro forbundsarken, stiga upp ur Jordan. Knappt hade 
de hunnit stiga upp, forran Jordans vatten vande tillbaka 
till sin plats igen. 



196 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 35 



TEXT: JOSH. 6:1-20 



1. Now Jericho was straitly 
shut up because of the children of 
Israel: none went out, and none 
came in. 

2. And Jehovah said unto Josh- 
ua, See I have given into thy hand 
Jericho, and the king thereof, and 
the mighty men of valor. 

3. And ye shall compass the ci- 
ty, all the men of war, going a- 
bout the city once. Thus shalt 
thou do six days. 

4. And seven priests shall bear 
seven trumpets of rams' horns be- 
fore the ark: and the seventh day 
ye shall compass the city seven 
times, and the priests shall blow 
the trumpets. 

5. And it shall be, that, when 
they make a long blast with the 
ram's horn, and when ye hear the 
sound of the trumpet, all the peo- 
ples shall shout with a great shout 
and the wall of the city shall fall 
down flat, and the people shall go 
up every man straight before him. 

6. And Joshua the son of Nun 
called the priests, and said unto 
them, Take up the ark of the cov- 
enant, and let seven priests bear 
seven trumpets of rams' horns be- 
fore the ark of Jehovah. 

7. And they said unto the peo- 
ple, Fass on, and compass the ci- 
ty, and let the armed men pass 
on before the ark of Jehovah. 

8. And it was so, that, when 
Joshua had spoken unto the peo- 
ple, the seven priests bearing the 
seven trumbets of rams' horns be- 
fore Jehovah passed on, and blew 
the trumpets: and the ark of the 
covenant of Jehovah followed 
them. 



1. Och Jeriko hade sina portar 
stangda, det holl sig tillstangt for 
Israels barn; ingen gick ut eller 



2. Men Herren sade till Josua: 
"Se, jag har givit Jeriko med 
dess konung, med dess tappra 
stridsman, i din hand. 

3. Tagen nu omkring staden, sa 
manga stridbara man I aren, runt 
omkring staden, en gang, sa skall 
du gora i sex dagar. 

4. Och sju praster skola bara 
de sju jubelbasunerna framfor ar- 
ken; men pa" sjunde dagen sko- 
len I taga omkring staden sju 
ganger; och prasterna skola stb- 
ta i basunerna. 

5. Och nar det biases i jubel- 
hornet med utdragen ton, och I 
horen basunljudet, skall allt fol- 
ket upphava ett stort harskri; d§. 
skola stadsmurarna falla pa stal- 
let, och folket skall draga in over 
dem, var och en ratt fram." 

6. Da kallade Josua, Nuns son, 
till si g prasterna och sade till 
dem: "Tagen forbundsarken, och 
sju praster skola bara sju jubel- 
basuner framfor Herrens ark." 

7. Och till folket blev sagt: 
"Dragen ut och tagen omkring 
staden; och den vapnade skaran 
skall draga framfor Herrens ark." 

8. Da nu Josua hade sagt detta 
till folket, drogo de sju praster, 
som buro de sju jubelbasunerna 
framfor Herren, astad och stotte 
i basunerna; och Herrens for- 
bundsark foljde efter dem. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



197 




The Walls of Jericho Fall 

(Jerikos murar falla) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Heb. 11:30 
By faith the walls of Jericho 
fell down, after they had been 
compassed about for seven days. 



MEMORY WORK 

Deut. 6:15 

For Jehovah thy God in the 
midst of thee is a jealous God; 
lest the anger of Jehovah thy God 
be kindled against thee, and he 
destroy thee from off the face of 
the earth. 

Repeat verses 10-15. 



TaNKESPRaK 
Hebr. 11:30 

Genom tron folio Jerikos murar, 
sedan man i sju dagar hade gatt 
runt omkring dem. 



MINNESARBETE 

5 Mos. 6:15 

Ty en nitalskande Gud ar Her- 
ren, din Gud, mitt ibland dig, och 
du ma. taga dig till vara, sa. att 
icke Herrens, din Guds, vrede 
upptandes mot dig, och han utro- 
tar dig fran jorden. 

Repetera verserna 10-15. 



9. And the armed men went be- 
fore the priests that blew the 
trumpets, and the rearward went 
after the ark, the priests blowing 
the trumpets as they went. 



10. And Joshua commanded the 
people, saying, Ye shall not shout 
nor let your voice be heard, nei- 
ther shall any word proceed out 
of your mouth, until the day I bid 
you shout; then shall ye shout. 

11. So he caused the ark of Je- 
hovah to compass the city, going 
about it once: and they came in- 
to the camp, and lodged in the 
camp. 



9. Och den vapnade skaran 
gick framfor prasterna, som stot- 
te i basunerna, och den ovriga 
hopen slutade taget och foljde ef- 
ter arken, under det att man allt- 
jamt stotte i basunerna. 

10. Men Josua hade bjudit fol- 
ket och sagt; "| skolen icke upp- 
hava nagot harskri eller lata ho- 
ra eder rbst eller ens lata nagot 
ord utga av eder mun, forran den 
dag, da jag sager till eder: 'Ha- 
ven upp ett harskri'; da skolen I 
upphava ett harskri." 

11. Och nar han sa. hade latit 
bara Herrens ark omkring sta- 
den, runt omkring den en gang, 
gingo de in i lagret och stannade 
i lagret over natten. 



198 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



12. And Joshua rose early in 
the morning, and the priests took 
up the ark of Jehovah. 

13. And the seven priests bear- 
ing the seven trumpets of rams' 
horns before the ark of Jehovah 
went on continually, and blew the 
trumpets: and the armed men 
went before them; and the rear- 
ward came after the ark of Jeho- 
vah, the priests blowing the 
trumpets as they went. 

14. And the second day they 
compassed the city once, and re- 
turned into the camp: so they 
did six days. 

15. And it came to pass on the 
seventh day, that they rose early 
at the dawning of the day, and 
compassed the city after the same 
manner seven times: only on tlnvt 
day they compassed the city sev- 
en times. 

16. And it came to pass at the 
seventh time, when the priest 
blew the trumpets, Joshua said 
unto the people, Shout; for Jeho- 
vah hath given you the city. 



17. And the city shall be de- 
voted, even it and all that is 
therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab 
the harlot shall live, she and all 
that are with her in the house, 
because she hid the messengers 
that we sent. 

18. But as for you, only keep 
yourselves from the devoted thing 
lest when ye have devoted it, ye 
take of the devoted thing, so 
would ye make the camp of Israel 
accursed, and trouble it. 

19. But all the silver and gold, 
and vessels Of brass and iron, are 
holy unto Jehovah: they shall 
come into the treasury of Jehovah. 

20. So the people shouted, and 
the priests blew the trumpets: 
and it came to pass, when the peo- 
ple heard the sound of the trum- 
pet, that the people shouted with 
a great shout, and the wall feli 
down flat, so that the people went 
up into the city, every man 
straight before him, and they took 
the city. 



The Great General Captures a Walled City 
without Fighting 



In the Land of Canaan, Taking possession of the land of 
Canaan was not an easy task for Joshua and his people. 
Many mighty people lived in the land, just as the spies had 
said to Moses. And the cities of the land were big and 
strongly guarded. Many of them had great walls around 
them. 

But Joshua, like Moses, was a man of great faith. Near 
the great city of Jericho, close by the borderland, God gave 
Joshua a vision. He saw the angel of Jehovah come to help 
his people. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



199 



12. Och foljande morgon stod 
Josua bittida upp, och prasterna 
togo Herrens ark. 

13. Och de sju praster, som 
buro de sju jubelbasunerna fram- 
for Herrens ark, gingo alltjamt 
och stotte i basunerna; och den 
vapnade skaran gick framfor 
dem, och den ovriga hopen sluta- 
de taget och foljde efter Herrens 
ark, under det att man alltjamt 
stotte i basunerna. 

14. De tagade ocksa nu pa an- 
dra dagen en gang omkring sta- 
den och atervande sedan till lag- 
ret; sa gjorde de i sex dagar. 

15. Men p& sjunde dagen stodo 
de bittida upp vid morgonrodna- 
dens uppgang och tagade da. sju 
ganger omkring staden pa. sam- 
ma satt; endast denna dag taga- 
de de sju ganger omkring sta- 
den. 

J6. Och nar prasterna sjunde 
gangen stotte i basunerna, sade 
Josua till folket; "Haven upp ett 
harskri, ty Herren har givit eder 
staden. 



17. Men staden med allt vad 
dari ar skall givas till spillo at 
Herren; allenast skokan Rahab 
skall fa. leva jamte alia, som aro 
inne i hennes hus, darfor att hon 
gomde de utskickade, som vi ha- 
de sant &stad. 

18. Men tagen eder val till va- 
ra for det tillspillogivna, sa att 
I icke, sedan I haven givit det 
till spillo, anda tagen nagot av 
det tillspillogivna och darigenom 
kommen Israels lager att hemfal- 
la at tillspillogivning, och sa dra- 
gen olycka over det. 

19. Allt silver och guld och allt 
som ar av koppar eller jarn skall 
vara helgat at Herren och ing§, 
till Herrens skatt." 

20. Da hov folket upp ett har- 
skri, och man stotte i basunerna. 
Ja, nar folket horde basunljudet, 
hov det upp ett stort harskri; da 
folio murarna pa stallet, och fol- 
ket drog over dem in i staden, 
var och en ratt fram; sa intogo 
de staden. 



Den store harforaren intager en befast stad 
utan att bruka vapen 



Kanaans land. Att intaga Kanaans land var icke ett latt 
uppdrag for Josua och hans folk. Manga maktiga folk bod- 
de i landet, sasom spejarna hade sagt Mose. Och staderna 
voro stora och val befasta. Manga av dem hade hoga 
murar omkring sig. 

Men Josua, likasom Mose, var en man med stor tro. I 
narheten av staden Jeriko, icke langt fran gransen, visade 
Herren Josua en syn. Josua sag Herrens angel komma for 
att hjalpa sitt folk. 



200 BIB LE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

Jericho. Now Jericho was closed up tight by the people who 
lived there, for they feared the children of Israel. No one 
could enter the city and no one could come out of it. 

God Tells Joshua What to Do. But God said to Joshua : "See, 
I have given unto thy hand Jericho and the king thereof, 
and the mighty men of valor. And ye shall go around the 
city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus 
shalt thou do six days. And seven priests shall bear seven 
trumpets of rams horns before the Ark: and the seventh 
day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests 
shall blow the trumpets, and it shall be that when they make 
a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the 
sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great 
shout ; and the wall of the city shall fall flat, and the people 
shall go up every man straight before him." 

Joshua Does as God Commands. And Joshua spoke to the 
priests and to the people and told them all that God had 
commanded. And they, did according to everything that 
Joshua said. 

The March around Jericho. The priests took the Ark of the 
Covenant and the seven priests took the seven trumpets 
land went before the Ark continually and blew in the trum- 
pets, and the armed men went before them, and the people 
followed behind the Ark. They marched the first day and 
came back to their camp, and the second day they marched 
around the city once and came back to their camp and so 
they did six days. 

The Fall of Jericho. On the seventh day they rose up very 
early in the morning and marched around the city, as they 
had done before, but this day they marched around it seven 
times. And it came to pass the seventh time, when the 
priests blew their trumpets, that Joshua said to the people : 
Shout : for Jehovah hath given you the city !" 

And the people shouted and the priests blew their trum- 
pets and the walls of Jericho fell flat. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 201 

Jeriko. Och Jeriko hade sina portar stangda. Folket, som 
bodde i Jeriko, holl sig instangt for Israels barn, ty de fruk- 
tade dem. Och ingen kunde komma in i staden, och ingen 
vagade sig ut darifran. 

Gud befaller Josua vad han bor gora. Men Herren sade 
till Josua : "Se, jag har givit Jeriko med dess konung, med 
dess tappra stridsman, i din hand. Tagen nu omkring sta- 
den, sa manga stridbara man I aren, runt omkring staden 
en gang; sa skall du gora i sex dagar. Och sju praster sko- 
la bara de sju jubelbasunerna framfor arken; men pa sjun- 
de dagen skolen I taga omkring staden sju ganger; och 
prasterna skola stota i basunerna. Och nar det biases i ju- 
belhornet med utdragen ton, och I horen basunljudet, skall 
allt folket upphava ett stort harskri ; da skola stadsmurarna 
falla pa stallet, och folket skall draga in over dem, var och 
en ratt fram." 

Josua horsammar Guds befallning. Och Josua berattade 
for prasterna och for folket allt vad Gud hade befallt. Och 
de gjorde sasom Gud hade sagt dem. 

Tdget omkring Jeriko. Prasterna togo forbundsarken, och 
de sju prasterna togo de sju jubelhornen och gingo framfor 
arken, alltjamt blasande i hornen, och den vapnade skaran 
gick framfor prasterna, som stotte i basunerna, och den 6v- 
riga hopen foljde efter arken. Sa tagade de den forsta da- 
gen och kommo tillbaka till sin lagerplats ; andra dagen 
tagade de omkring en gang och kommo tillbaka till lager- 
platsen; och sa gjorde de i sex dagar. 

Jerikos fall. Pa den sjunde dagen stodo de upp mycket ti- 
digt pa morgonen och tagade omkring staden, sasom de 
gjort de andra dagarna, men denna dag tagade de omkring 
staden sju ganger. Och det skedde den sjunde gangen, att 
nar prasterna hade blast i basunerna, sade Josua till folket : 
"Haven upp ett harskri, ty Herren har givit eder staden." 
Och folket hov upp ett harskri, och prasterna stotte i basu- 
nerna, och Jerikos murar folio pa stallet. 



202 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 36 



TEXT: JOSH. 7:1-18 



1. But the children of Israel 
committed a trespass in the devot- 
ed thin?: for Achan, the son of 
Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son 
of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, 
took of the devoted thing: and 
the anger of Jehovah was kindled 
against the children of Israel. 

2. And Joshua sent men Iron 
Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bet- 
haven, on the east side of Bethei, 
and spake unto them, saying, Go 
up and spy out the land, And the 
men went up and spied out Ai. 

3. And they returned to Jericho 
and said unto him, Let not all the 
people go up; but let about two 
or three thousand men go up and 
smite Ai; make not all the peo- 
ple to toil thither; for they are 
but few. 

4. So there went up thither of 
the people about three thousand 
men: and they fled before the 
men of Ai. 

5. And the men of Ai smote of 
them about thirty and six men; 
and they chased them from before 
the gate even unto Shebarim, and 
smote them at the descent: and 
the hearts of the people melted, 
and became as water. 

6. And Joshua rent his clothes, 
and fell to the earth upon his face 
before the ark of Jehovah until 
the evening, he and the elders of 
Israel: and they put dust upon 
their heads. 

7. And Joshua said, Alas, O 
Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast 
thou at all brought this people 
over the Jordan, to deliver us into 
the hand of the Amorites, to 
cause us to perish? would that 
we had been content and dwelt 
beyond the Jordan! 



1. Men Israels barn forgrepo 
sig trolost pa det tillspillogivna; 
ty Akan, son till Karmi, son till 
Sabdi, son till Sera, av Juda 
stam, tog nagot av det tillspillo- 
givna. Dk upptandes Herrens 
vrede mot Israels barn. 

2. Och Josua sande fran Jeriko 
nigra man astad till Ai, som lig- 
ger vid Bet-Aven, bster om Be- 
tel, och sade till dem: "Dragen 
ditupp och bespejen landet." Sa 
drogo da mannen upp och bespe- 
jade Ai. 

3. Och nar de kommo tillbaka 
till Josua, sade de till honom: 
"Allt folket behover icke draga 
ditupp; om vid pass tva eller tre 
tusen man draga upp, skola de 
nog intaga Ai. Du behover icke 
lata allt folket gora sig modan att 
taga dit, ty dess invanare aro 
fa." 

4. Alltsa fingo vid pass tre tu- 
sen man av folket draga ditupp; 
men dessa maste fly for ajiterna. 

5. Och sedan ajiterna hade sla- 
git vid pass trettiosex man av 
dem, forfoljde de de ovriga utan- 
for stadsporten anda till Sebarim 
och slogo dem pa sluttningen dar. 
D3, blev folkets hjarta forfarat, 
det blev sasom vatten. 

6. Och Josua med de aldste i 
Israel rev sbnder sina klader och 
foil ned pa sitt ansikte till jor- 
den framfbr Herrens ark och lag 
dar anda till aftonen, och de 
strbdde stoft pa sina huvuden. 

7. Och Josua sade: "Ack, Her- 
re, Herre, varfor har du fort det- 
ta folk over Jordan, om du vill 
giva oss i amoreernas hand och 
sa forgbra oss? O, att vi hade 
beslutit oss for att stanna pa an- 
dra sidan Jordan! 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



203 




Israel Flees before the Men of Ai 

(Israel flyr for ajiterna) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Is. 1:16 

Wash you, make you clean; put 

away the evil of your doings from 

before mine eyes; cease to do evil. 



MEMORY WORK 

Dent. 6:4-15 

TANKESPRaK 

Jes. 1:16 

Tvan eder da, och renen eder. 

Skaffen edert onda vasende bort 

ifran mina ogon. Horen upp att 

gora vad ont ar. 



MINNESARBETE 
5 Mos. 6:4-15 



8. Oh, Lord, what shall I say, 
after that Israel hath turned their 
backs before their enemies'. 

9. For the Canaanites and all 
the inhabitants of the land will 
hear of it, and will compass us 
round, and cut off our name from 
the earth: and what wilt thou do 
for thy great name? 

10. And Jehovah said unto Josh- 
ua, Get thee up, wherefore art 
thou thus fallen upon thy face? 

11. Israel hath sinned; yea, 
they have even transgressed my 
covenant which I commanded 
them: Yea, they have even taken 
of the devoted thing, and have 
also stolen, and dissembled also; 
and they have even put it among 
their own stuff. 



8. Ack, Herre, vad skall jag nu 
saga, sedan Israel har tagit till 
flykten for sina fiender? 

9. Nar kananeerna och landets 
alia ovriga inbyggare fa hora det- 
ta, skola de omringa oss och utro- 
ta till och med vart namn fran 
jorden. Vad vill du da, gora for 
ditt stora namns ara?" 

10. Men Herren svarade Josua: 
"Sta upp. Varfor ligger du sa pa 
ditt ansikte? 

11. Israel har syndat, de hava 
overtratt det forbund, som jag 
stadgade for dem; de hava tagit 
av det tillspillogivna, de hava stu- 
lit, de hava ljugit, de hava gomt 
det bland sitt eget gods. 



204 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



12. Therefore the children of Is- 
rael cannot stand before their en- 
emies, they turn their backs 
before their enemies, because they 
are become accursed I will not be 
with you any more, except ye de- 
stroy the devoted thing from 
among you. 

13. Up, sanctify the people, and 
say, Sanctify yourselves against 
the morrow: for thus saith Jeho- 
vah, the God of Israel, There is a 
devoted thing in the midst of thee 
O Israel; thou canst not stand be- 
fore thine enemies, until ye take 
away the devoted thing from a- 
mong you. 

14. In the morning therefore ye 
shall be brought near by your 
tribes: and it shall be, that the 
tribe which Jehovah taketh shall 
come near by families; and the 
family which Jehovah shall take 
shall come near by households; 



and the household which Jehovah 
shall take shall come near man 
by man. 

15. And it shall be, that he that 
is taken with the devoted thing 
shall be burnt with fire, he and 
all that he hath; because he hath 
transgressed the covenant of Je- 
hovah, and because he hath 
wrought folly in Israel. 

16. So Joshua rose up early in 
the morning, and brought Israel 
near by their tribes; and the tribe 
of Judah was taken: 

17. And he brought near the 
family of Judah; and he took the 
family of the Zerahites: and he 
brought near the family of the 
Zerahites man by man; and Zab- 
di was taken: 

18. And he brought near his 
household man by man; and Ac- 
nan, the son of Carmi, the son of 
Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the 
tribe of Judah, was taken. 



The Great General is Defeated in Battle because 
of the Sin of One of His Men 



Joshua Commands that the People Take no Spoils out of 
Jericho. When Joshua commanded the people to go into 
Jericho, he told them that the city must be destroyed, but 
that the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass and 
iron, should be taken and placed in the treasury of the house 
of Jehovah. No one was allowed to take any spoils for him- 
self, nor to spare the lives of any of the people of Jericho, 
except a woman by the name of Rahab and her relatives, 
who had once treated kindly some spies that Joshua had 
sent into the city. And so, because of this Rahab and her 
family were saved and allowed to come to the camp of Is- 
rael. The silver and gold, and the vessels of brass and iron 
were taken into the treasury of the house of Jehovah. Then 
Jericho was burned. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



205 



12. Darfor kunna Israels barn 
icke sta emot sina fiender, utan 
de maste taga till flykten for si- 
na fiender, ty de aro nu sjalva 
hemfallna at tillspillogivning. Jag 
vill icke mer vara med eder, om 
I icke alideles skaffen bort if ran 
eder det tillspillogivna. 

13. St§, nu upp och helga folket 
och sag: Helgen eder till i mor- 
gon. Ty sa sager Herren, Israels 
Gud: Nagot tillspillogivet finnes 
hos dig, Israel; du skall icke kun- 
na sta emot dina fiender, forran 
I skiljen det tillspillogivna fran 
eder. 

14. I morgon skolen I trada 
fram, den ena stammen efter den 
andra; i den stam, som Herren 
da later traffas av lotten, skall 
den ena slakten efter den andra 
trada fram; och i den slakt, som 
Herren later traffas av lotten, 
skall den ena familjen efter den 
andra trada fram; och i den fa- 
milj, som Herren later traffas av 



lotten, skall den ena mannen ef- 
ter den andra trada fram. 

15. Och den, som da traffas av 
lotten sasom skyldig till forgri- 
pelse pa det tillspillogivna, nan 
skall brannas upp i eld med allt 
vad nan har, darfor att nan over- 
trade Herrens fdrbund och gjor- 
de vad som var en galenskap i 
Israel." 

16. Sa lat nu Josua bittida fol- 
jande morgon Israel trada fram, 
den ena stammen efter den an- 
dra; da traf fades Juda stam av 
lotten. 

17. Nar han da lat Juda slakter 
trada fram, traf fade lotten serai- 
ternas slakt; och nar han lat se- 
raiternas slakt trada fram, den 
ena mannen efter den andra, traf- 
fades Sabdi av lotten. 

18. Nar han da lat hans familj 
trada fram, den ena mannen ef- 
ter den andra, traf fade lotten 
Akan, son till Karmi, son till Sab- 
di, son till Sera, av Juda stam. 



Den store harforaren lider nederlag darfor att en 
av hans man begatt en svar synd 

Josua befaller, att intet byte far tagas for egen rakning 
fran Jeriko. Da Josua befallde sitt folk att intaga Jeriko, 
sade han, att staden maste forstoras, men silver och guld 
samt alia karl av koppar och jarn skulle vara helgat at 
Herren och inga i skattkammaren till Herrens hus. Sjalva, 
for egen rakning, fingo Israels barn icke taga nagot byte, 
ej heller skona nagons liv, forutom en kvinnas, som hette 
Rahab, och hennes anhoriga. Hon hade en gang harbarge- 
rat nagra spejare, som Josua sant in i staden. Och darfor 
fordes nu Rahab och hennes anhoriga till Israels lager. 
Silvret och guldet och allt, som var av koppar och jam, till- 
varatogs for Herrens hus. Sedan forstordes hela Jeriko 
med eld. 



206 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

One Man Disobeys Orders. But a man, by name of Achan, 
did not obey Joshua's commands. Silver and gold and a 
beautiful Babylonish mantle tempted him, and he took them 
and hid them in the earth in the midst of his tent. 

Joshua Sends an Army against Ai. After Jericho was con- 
quered, Joshua sent some spies northward to the city of Ai, 
where a mighty people, called, the Amorites, lived. The 
spies returned to Joshua and said: "Let not all the people 
go up and smite Ai ; for the people of Ai are few." So about 
three thousand of the people of Israel went northward to 
conquer Ai. But they soon came hurrying back. They had 
met with defeat and the children of Israel grieved greatly 
over it. 

Joshua Pleads with God about it. Joshua mourned greatly 
over the defeat of his people at the hands of the Amorites. 
He said to God: "Alas, O Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast 
thou at all brought) this people over the Jordan, to deliver 
us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish ? Oh, 
Lord, what shall I say after that Israel hath turned their 
backs before their enemies?" Joshua feared that the other 
peoples who lived in the land of Canaan would hear about it, 
and would rise up and destroy the children of Israel. 

God Reveals to Joshua the Reason for his People's Defeat. 
And God said to Joshua : "Get thee up ; wherefore art thou 
thus fallen upon thy face? Israel hath sinned. They have 
taken of the devoted thing, and have stolen, . . . and they 
have even put it among their own stuff. Therefore the 
children of Israel cannot stand before their enemies. I will 
not be with you any more, except ye destroy the devoted 
thing from among you." 

Upon God's command, Joshua tried the children of Is- 
rael by lot, and the stolen loot was found to be with Achan. 
Then Achan confessed that he had hid it in his tent. 

And for punishment the children of Israel stoned Achan 
to death. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 207 

En man lyder icke bet alining en. Men en man, som hette 
Akan, lydde icke Josuas befallning. Silvret och guldet och 
en dyrbar mantel fran Babylonien frestade honom, och han 
tog dem och gomde dem i jorden i sitt talt. 

Josua sander en har mot Ai. Sedan Jeriko intagits, sande 
Josua nagra spejare norrut till en stad, som hette Ai, dar 
ett kraftigt folk, som kallas amoreer, bodde. Spejarna kom- 
mo tillbaka till Josua och sade: "Allt folket behover icke 
draga dit upp; om vid pass tva eller tre tusen man draga 
dit upp, skola de nog intaga Ai, ty dess invanare aro fa." 
Och tre tusen man fran Israels lager drogo ut mot staden 
Ai. Men dessa ledo nederlag och maste fly. Och Israels 
barn betogos av fruktan. 

Josua vadjar till H err en om orsaken. Josua sorjde storli- 
gen over sitt folks nederlag infor amoreerna. Han sade till 
Gud : "Ack, Herre, Herre, varf or har du fort detta folk over 
Jordan, om du vill giva oss i amoreernas hand och sa forgo- 
ra oss? Ack, Herre, vad skall jag nu saga, sedan Israel har 
tagit till flykten for sina fiender?" Josua fruktade att 
de andra folken, som bodde i Kanaans land, da de fingo ho- 
ra om ajiternas seger, skulle resa sig emot Israels barn och 
forgora dem. 

Gud uppenbarar for Josua orsaken till nederlaget. Och 

Gud sade till Josua : "Sta upp ! Varf or ligger du sa pa ditt 
ansikte? Israel har syndat. De hava tagit av det tillspillo- 
givna, de hava stulit, de hava ljugit, de hava gomt det bland 
sitt eget gods. Darfor kunna Israels barn icke sta emot si- 
na fiender. Jag vill icke mer vara med eder, om I icke all- 
deles skaffen bort fran eder det tillspillogivna." 

Pa Guds befallning lat Josua Israels barn trada f ram in- 
for Herren. Lotten drabbade Akan. Och Akan bekande, 
att han hade stulit och gomt bytet i jorden i sitt talt. 

Till straff darfor stenade Israels barn Akan till dods. 



208 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

Joshua Accomplishes Great Things before he Dies. It took 
seven years to conquer the land of Canaan, so that the child- 
ren of Israel could safely make their home there. The 
great general had no easy task to lead them to victory. After 
the land was conquered Joshua divided it among the tribes 
of Israel. 

Many years afterwards, when Joshua was old, he ga- 
thered the tribes together at Shechem and made a great 
speech before them. He bade them serve and worship the 
Lord always. Soon afterwards he died. He was one hund- 
red and ten years old when he died. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 209 

Josua utrattar stora ting fore sin dod. Det drojde annu 
sju ar innan hela Kanaans land erovrades av Israels barn, 
sa att de kunde bo dar i trygghet. Den store harforaren 
fann det icke alltid latt att leda sitt folk till seger. Nar 
landet antligen var erovrat, delade Josua det bland Israels 
stammar. 

Manga ar darefter, nar Josua var gammal, samlade han 
hela Israel till ett mote i Sikem och holl dar ett tal till dem. 
Han formanade dem att standigt tillbedja och tjana Herren. 
En kort tid darefter dog Josua. Han var ett hundra tio ar 
gammal da han dog. 



210 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 37 



TEXT: JUDG. 6: 11-16: 7: 16-21 



11. And the angel of Jehovah 
came, and sat under the oak 
which was in Ophrah, that per- 
tained unto Joash the Abiezrite: 
and his son Gideon was beating 
out wheat in the winepress, to 
hide it from the Midianites. 

12. And the angel of Jehovah 
appeared unto him, and said un- 
to him, Jehovah is with thee, thou 
mighty man of valor. 

13. And Gideon said unto him, 
Oh, my Lord, if Jehovah is with 
us, why then is all this befallen 
us? and where are all his wond- 
rous works which our fathers told 
us of, saying, Did not Jehovah 
bring us up froni Egypt? but now 
Jehovah hath cast us off, and de- 
livered us into the hand of Mid- 
ian. 

14. And Jehovah looked upon 
him, and said, Go in this thy 
might, and save Israel from the 
hand of Midian; have not I sent 
thee? 

15. And he said unto him, Oh, 
Lord, wherewith shall I save Is- 
rael? behold, my family is the 
poorest in Manasseh, and I am 
the least in my father's house. 

16. And Jehovah said unto him, 
Surely I will be with thee, and 
thou shalt smite the Midianites 
as one man. 



11. Och Herrens angel kom och 
satte sig under terebinten vid Of- 
ra, som tillhorde abiesriten Joas; 
dennes son Gideon holl da pa att 
klappa ut vete i vinpressen, for 
att barja det undan Midjan. 

12. For honom uppenbarade sig 
nu Herrens angel och sade till 
honom: "Herren ar med dig, du 
tappre stridsman." 

13. Gideon svarade honom: 
"Ack, min herre, om Herren ar 
med oss, varfor har da allt detta 
kommit over oss? Och var aro 
alia hans under, om vilka vara fa- 
der hava fortaljt for oss och 
sagt: 'Se, Herren har fort oss 
upp ur Egypten'? Nu har ju Her- 
ren forskjutit oss och givit oss i 
Midjans vald." 

14. Da vande sig Herren till ho- 
nom och sade: "Ga astad i den- 
na din kraft och frals Israel ur 
Midjans vald; se, jag har sant 
dig." 

15. Han svarade honom: "Ack, 
Herre, varmed kan jag fralsa Is- 
rael? Min att ar ju den oansen- 
ligaste i Manasse och jag sjalv 
den ringaste i min faders hus." 

16. Herren sade till honom: 
"Jag vill vara med dig, sa att du 
skall sla Midjan, sasom vore det 
en enda man." 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 





'The Sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!" 

("Herrens och Gideons svard!") 

GOLDEN TEXT 
1 Sam. 14:6 
There is no restraint to Jehovah 
to save by many or by few. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 46:1, 2 

God is our refuge and strength, 
A very present help in trouble. 
Therefore will we not fear, though 

the earth do change, 
And though the mountains be 

shaken into the heart of the 

seas. 



TaNKESPRaK 

1 Sam. 14:6 

Intet hindrar Heren att giva se- 
ger genom fa likasaval som ge- 
nom manga. 



MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 46:2, 3 

Gud ar var tillflykt och var stark- 

het, 
en hjalp i noden, val beprovad. 
Darfor skulle vi icke frukta, om 

an jorden omvalvdes 
och bergen vacklade ned i havsdju- 

pet. 



16. And he divided the three 
hundred men into three compa- 
nies, and he put into the hands of 
all of them trumpets, and empty 
pitchers, with torches within the 
pitchers. 

17. And he said unto them, Look 
on me, and do likewise: and, be- 
hold, when I come to the outer- 
most part of the camp, it shall be 
th?t, ?s I r"o. ro shR'l ye do. 



16. Och han delade sina tre 
hundra man i tre hopar och gav 
allasammans basuner i handerna, 
sS, ock tomma krukor, med fack- 
lor inne i krukorna. 

17. Och han sade till dem: 
"Sen pa mig och gbren sasom 
jag; sa snart jag har kommit till 
utkanten av lagret, skolen I gbra, 
s3som jag nor. 



212 BIBLE BIOORAPHIE S 

18. When I blow the trumpet, I pieces the pitchers, that were in 
and all that are with me, then their hands. 

blow ye the trumpets also on ev- 2 0. And the three companies 

ery side of all the camp and say, b i ew the trumpets, and brake the 

For Jehovah and for Gideon. pitchers, and held the torches in 

their left hands, and the trumpets 

19. So Gideon, and the hund- in tneir right hands wherewith to 
red men that were with him, came blow; and they cried, The sword 
unto the outermost part of the of Jehovah and of Gideon, 
camp in the beginning of the mid 21. And they stood every man 
die watch, when they had but in his place round about the camp 
newly set the watch: and they and all the host ran; and they 
blew the trumpets, and brake in shouted, and put them to flight. 



Gideon, the Brave Warrior 

The Children of Israel Oppressed in Canaan. Once the child- 
ren of Israel were very much oppressed by a people, called 
the Midianites, who lived in the land of Canaan. The Mid- 
ianites robbed the children of Israel of their grain and their 
herds. For seven years they did this, and the children of 
Israel dwelt in caves in the mountains in order to feel a 
little safe from these enemies. At last they cried unto God 
for help 

The Angel of Jehovah Comes to Gideon, One day when a 
strong man of the children of Israel, whose name was Gid- 
eon, was beating out wheat in a winepress, in order to hide 
it from the Midianites, the angel of Jehovah appeared unto 
him and said : "Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of 
valor." 

Gideon was much surprised. He said: "Oh, my Lord, 
if Jehovah is with us, why then is all this befallen us ? And 
where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us 
of, saying: Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? But 
now Jehovah hath cast us off, and delivered us into the 
hand of Midian." 



BIBLE BIOORAPHIE 8 213 

18. Nar namligen jag och alia och krossade krukorna, som de 
som jag har med mig stota i ba- hade i sina hander. 

sunerna, skoleu ock I stota i ba- 2 0. De tre hoparna stotte i ba- 

siinerna runt omkring hela lagret sunerna och slogo sonder krukor- 

och ropa: 'For Herren och for na; de fattade med vanstra han- 

Gideon!" den j basunerna och stotte i dem; 

och de ropade: "Herrens och Gi- 

19. Sa kommo nu Gideon och de deons svard!" 

hundra man, som han hade med 21. Men de stodo stilla, var och 

sig, till utkanten av lagret, nar en pa sin plats, runt omkring 

den mellersta nattvakten ingick; lagret. Da begynte alia i lagret 

och man hade just stallt ut vak- att Ibpa hit och dit och skria och 

terna. Da stotte de i basunerna fly. 



Gideon, den modige krigaren 

Israels barn lida betryck i Kanaans land. En gang ledo 
Israels barn betryck under ett folk, som hette Midjaniter 
och bodde i Kanaans land. Midjaniterna berovade Israels 
barn deras sad och deras hjordar. I sju ar fortryckte de dem, 
sa att Israels barn sokte skydd i bergstrakterna och bodde i 
halor for att kanna sig nagorlunda trygga. Slutligen bor ja- 
de de ropa till Herren om hjalp. 

Herren sander sin angel till Gideon. En dag, da en av Is- 
raels starka unge man, som hette Gideon, holl pa att klappa 
ut vete i vinpressen for att barja det undan midjaniterna, 
uppenbarade sig Herrens angel for honom och sade : " Her- 
ren ar med dig, du tappre stridsman." 

Gideon blev mycket forlagen. Han sade: "Ack, min 
herre, om Herren ar med oss, varf or har da allt detta kom- 
mit over oss? Och var aro alia hans under, om vilka vara 
fader hava f ortaljt for oss och sagt : 'Se, Herren har fort 
oss ut ur Egypten'? Nu har ju Herren forskjutit oss och 
givit oss i Midjans vald." 



214 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

And the angel said unto Gideon : "Go in this thy might 
and save Israel from the hand of Midian : have not I sent 
thee?" Gideon said: "Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save 
Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in the tribe of 
Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." But 
God said : "Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite 
the Midianites as one man." 

Gideon Goes to Smite the Midianites. And Gideon began by 
destroying the idol in his father's house. Then Gideon pre- 
pared to smite the Midianites. 

At first he had an army of thirty-two thousand men. 
But God told him that was too many. Then he had ten 
thousand, but God again said that there were too many. At 
last in a very wonderful way he chose three hundred men 
with whom to go against the Midianites. 

And Gideon divided the three hundred men into three 
companies. He put into the hands of all of them trumpets 
•and empty pitchers and torches within the pitchers. And 
he said unto them : "Look on me, and do likewise, and be- 
hold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it 
shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. When I blow the trum- 
pet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets 
also on every side of the camp, and say : For Jehovah and 
for Gideon." 

So in the night Gideon and the hundred men with him 
came unto the outermost part of the camp, and they blew 
the trumpets and brake the pitchers in pieces. And the 
whole three companies blew their trumpets and brake their 
pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands and the 
trumpets in their right hands, and they cried : "The sword 
of Jehovah and of Gideon!"' 

A Great Victory. And they stood every man in his place 
round about the camp of the Midianites. And the shouts of 



B I B LE B I GRAPH I E & 215 

Da sade angeln till Gideon : "Ga astad i denna din kraft 
och frals Israel ur Midjans vald; se, jag har sant dig!" Gi- 
deon svarade: "Ack, Herre, varmed kan jag fralsa Israel? 
Min att ar ju den oansenligaste i Manasse stam och jag 
sjalv den ringaste i min faders hus." Men Herren sade: 
"Jag vill vara med dig, sa att du skall sla Midjan, sasom 
vore det en enda man." 

Gideon drager dstad for att sld midjaniterna. Forst skaf- 
fade Gideon undan avguden i sin faders hus. Sedan bered- 
de han sig att sla midjaniterna. Till en borjan samlade han 
sig en har pa trettiotva tusen man. Men Gud sade honom, 
att det var for manga. Da forminskade Gideon haren till 
tio tusen, men Herren sade, att aven denna har var for stor. 
Slutligen utvalde Gideon tre hundra man. Detta gjorde han 
pa ett egendomligt satt, och med dessa tre hundra valda man 
drog han ut mot midjaniterna. 

Och Gideon delade sina tre hundra man i tre hopar och 
gav alia basuner i handerna, sa ock tomma krukor, med 
facklor i krukorna. Och han sade till mannen: u Sen pa 
mig och goren sasom jag; sa snart jag har kommit till ut- 
kanten av lagret, skolen I gora sasom jag gor. Nar jag och 
alia, som jag har med mig, stota i basunerna, skolen ock I 
stota i basunerna runt omkring hela lagret och ropa: 'For 
Herren och for Gideon !' " 

Da Gideon om natten med sina hundra man kom till ut- 
kanten av lagret, stotte de i basunerna och slogo sonder kru- 
korna. Och alia mannen i de tre hoparna stotte i basuner- 
na och slogo sonder sina krukor. Och de hollo facklorna i 
vanstra handen och basunerna i hogra; och de stotte i ba- 
sunerna och ropade: "Herrens och Gideons svard." 

Den stora segern. Och de stodo stilla var och en pa sin 
plats, runt omkring midjaniternas lager. Och skriet fran 
Gideon och hans man, och basunljudet fran de tre hundra 



216 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

Gideon and his men, and the blowing of their three hund- 
red trumpets, put the Midianites to flight, so that they be- 
gan to fight among themselves. And they destroyed one 
another. 

Gideon warred against the Midianites till they were sub- 
dued. And the children of Israel said unto Gideon : "Rule 
thou over us, both thou and thy son, and thy son's son also ; 
for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian." But Gid- 
eon said unto them: "I will not rule over you: neither 
shall my son rule over you : Jehovah shall rule over you." 

And the land had peace and the children of Israel wor- 
shipped Jehovah for forty years, until Gideon's death. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 217 

basunerna, skramde midjaniterna till flykt och de borjade 
kampa den ene mot den andre. Och de forgjorde varandra. 

Gideon fortsatte sedan krig mot midjaniterna, till dess 
midjaniterna blevo kuvade av Israels barn. Och Israels 
barn sade till Gideon : "Rad du over oss, och sasom du, sa 
ock sedan din son och din sonson; ty du har fralst oss ur 
Midjans hand." Men Gideon svarade: "Jag vill icke rada 
over eder, och min son skall icke heller rada over eder, utan 
Herren skall rada over eder." 

Och landet hade ro och Israels barn tillbado Herren i fy- 
ratio ar, sa lange Gideon levde. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 38 



TEXT: 1 SAM. 3: 1—20 



1. And the child Samuel minis- 
tered unto Jehovah before Eli. 
And the word of Jehovah was 
precious in those days; there was 
no frequent vision. 

2. And it came to pass at that 
time, when Eli was laid down in 
his place (now his eyes had begun 
to wax dim, so that he could not 
see), 

3. And the lamp of God was not 
yet. gone out, and Samuel was laid 
down to sleep, in the temple of 
Jehovah, where the ark of God 
was; 

4. that Jehovah called Samuel: 
and he said, Here am I. 

5. And he ran unto Eli, and said, 
Here am I; for thou calledst me. 
And he said, I called not; lie 
down again. And he went and 
lay down. 

6. And Jehovah called yet again, 
Samuel. And Samuel arose and 
went to Eli, and said, Here am I; 
for thou calledst me. And he an- 
swered, I called not, my son; lie 
down again. 

7. Now Samuel did not yet 
know Jehovah, neither was the 
word of Jehovah yet revealed un- 
to him. 



1. Sa. gjorde nu den unge Sa- 
muel tjanst infor Herren under 
Eli. Och Herrens ord var sall- 
synt pa den tiden, profetsyner 
voro icke vanliga. 

2. Da nu en gang Eli, vilkens 
bgon hade begynt att bliva skum- 
ma, sa att han icke kunde se, lag 
och sov pa sin plats, 

3. innan annu Guds lampa hade 
slocknat, och medan ocksa. Samu- 
el l&g och sov, d§, hande sig i 
Herrens temp el, dar Guds ark 
stod, 

4. att Herren ropade pa Samu- 
el. Denne svarade: "Har ar 
jag." 

5. Darefter skyndade han till 
Eli och sade: "Har ar jag; du 
ropade ju pa mig." Men han sva- 
rade: "Jag har icke ropat; gH 
tillbaka och lagg dig." Och han 
gick och lade sig. 

6. Men Herren ropade annu en 
gang pa Samuel; och Samuel 
stod upp och gick till Eli och sa- 
de: "Har ar jag; du ropade ju 
pa mig." Men han svarade: "Jag 
har icke ropat, min son; ga till- 
baka och lagg dig." 

7. Samuel hade namligen annu 
icke lart att kanna igen Herren, 
och annu hade icke nagot Her- 
rens ord blivit uppenbarat for ho- 
nom. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



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The Boy Samuel with Eli 

(Gossen Samuel hos Eli) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Eccl. 12:1 
Remember also thy Creator in 
the days of thy youth, before the 
evil days come, and the years 
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, 
I have no pleasure in them. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 46:3 

Though the waters thereof roar 

and be troubled, 
Though the mountains tremble 

with the swelling thereof. 

Repeat verses 1-3. 



TaNKESPRaK 

Pred. 12:1 

Sa tank pa din Skapare i din 
ungdomstid, forran de onda da- 
garna komma och de ar nalkas, 
om vilka du skall saga: "Jag f in- 
ner icke behag i dem". 



MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 46:4 

Om an dess vagor brusade och 

svallade, 
sa att bergen bavade vid dess upp- 

ror. 



Repetera verserna 2-4. 



8. And Jehovah called Samuel 
again the third time. And he 
rose and went to Eli, and said, 
Here am [, for thou calledst me. 
And Eli perceived that Jehovah 
had called the child. 



8. Men Herren ropade ater pa 
Samuel, for tredje gangen; och 
han stod upp och gick till Eli och 
sade: "Har ar jag; du ropade ju 
pa mig." Da forstod Eli, att det 
var Herren, som ropade pa yng- 
lingen. 



220 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



9. Therefore Eli said unto Sam- 
uel, Go, lie down; and it shall be 
if he call thee, that thou shalt 
say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy ser- 
vant heareth. So Samuel went 
and lay down in his place. 

10. And Jehovah came, and 
stood, and called as at other times, 
Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel 
said, Speak; for thy servant hear- 
eth. 

11. And Jehovah said to Samu- 
el, Behold, I will do a thing in 
Israel, at which both the ears of 
every one that heareth it shall 
tingle. 

12. In that day I will perform 
against Eli all that I have spok- 
en concerning his house, from the 
beginning even unto the end. 

13. For I have told him that I 
will judge his house for ever, for 
the iniquity which he knew, be- 
cause his sons did bring a curse 
upon themselves, and he restrain- 
ed Lhem not. 

14. And therefore I have- sworn 
unto the house of Eli, that the in- 
iquity of Eli's house shall not be 



expiated with sacrifice nor offer- 
ing for ever. 

15. And Samuel lay until the 
morning, and opened the doors of 
the house of Jehovah. And Samu- 
el feared to show Eli the vision. 

16. Then Eli called Samuel, and 
said, Samuel, my son. And he 
said, Here am I. 

17. And he said, What is the 
thing that Jehovah hath spoken 
unto thee? I pray thee, hide it 
not from me: God do so to thee, 
and more also, if thou hide any- 
thing from me of all the things 
that he spake unto thee. 

18. And Samuel told him every 
whit, and hid nothing from him. 
And he said, It is Jehovah: let 
him do what seemeth him good. 

19. And Samuel grew, and Jeho- 
vah was with him, and did let 
none of his words fall to the 
ground. 

20. And all Israel from Dan ev- 
en to Beer-sheba knew that Sam- 
uel was established to be a pro- 
phet of Jehovah. 



Samuel, the Judge and Prophet 



The Child Samuel. Once a good woman among the children 
of Israel promised God, that if he would bless her home with 
a little son, she would dedicate him from his babyhood to 
service in the house of God. God heard her prayer. And 
when the little boy came, the good woman, whose name was 
Hannah, called him Samuel. 

And Samuel was very young when Hannah brought him 
to the tabernacle of the Lord in Shiloh, and offered him to 
the high priest Eli, for Eli to train him in the service of the 
Lord. And the child ministered unto Jehovah before Eli 
the priest. 



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221 



9. Darfor sade Eli till Samuel: 
"Ga och lagg dig; och om han 
vidare ropar pa dig, sa sag: 'Ta- 
la, Herre; din tjanare hor'." Och 
Samuel gick och lade sig pa sin 
plats. 

10. Da kom Herren och sta'llde 
sig dar och ropade sasom de for- 
ra gangerna: ''Samuel! Samuel!" 
Samuel svarade: "Tala, din tja- 
nare hbr." 

11. Da sade Herren till Samu- 
el: "Se, jag skall i Israel gora 
nagot, som kommer att genljuda 
i bada oronen pa var och en som 
far hora det. 

12. Pa den dagen skall jag lata 
komma over Eli allt vad jag har 
uttalat over hans hus, det forsta 
till det sista. 

13. Ty jag har forkunnat for 
honom, att jag skall vara domare 
over hans hus till evig tid, darfor 
att han har syndat, i det han 
visste, huru hans soner drogo for- 
bannelse over sig, och dock icke 
holl dem tillbaka. 

14. Darfor har jag ock med ed 
betygat om Elis hus: Sannerli- 
gen, Elis hus' missgarning skall 



icke nagonsin kunna forsonas, va- 
re sig med slaktoffer eller med 
nagon annan offergava." 

15. Och Samuel lag kvar anda 
till morgonen, da han oppnade 
dorrarna till Herrens hus. Och 
Samuel fruktade for att omtala 
synen for Eli. 

16. Men Eli ropade pa Samuel 
och sade: "Samuel, min son!" 
Denne svarade; "Har ar jag." 

17. Han sade: "Vad var det 
han talade till dig? Dolj det icke 
for mig. Gud straffe dig nu och 
framgent, om du doljer for mig 
nagot enda ord av det han talade 
till dig." 

18. Da omtalade Samuel for ho- 
nom alltsammans och dolde intet 
for honom. Och han sade: "Han 
ar Herren; han gore, vad honom 
tackes." 

19. Men Samuel vaxte upp, och 
Herren var med honom och lat 
intet av vad han hade talat falla 
till jorden. 

20. Och hela Israel, fran Dan 
anda till Beer-Seba, forstod, att 
Samuel var betrodd att vara Her- 
rens profet. 



Samuel, domaren och profeten 

Barnet Samuel. Det var en gang en kvinna bland Israels 
barn, som lovade Gud, att om han ville valsigna henne med 
en son, skulle hon inviga honom fran hans tidiga barndom 
till tjanst i Herrens hus. Gud horde hennes bon. Hennes 
namn var Hanna, och nar den lille gossen kom, kallade hon 
honom Samuel. 

Samuel var mycket liten nar Hanna forde honom till ta- 
bernaklet i Silo och gav honom at oversteprasten Eli, for 
att Eli skulle fostra honom i Herrens tjanst. Och barnet 
gjorde tjanst infor Herrens ansikte under prasten Eli. 



222 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

God Appears to Samuel In those days God did not talk 
very often to the children of Israel and seldom did he send 
them visions. 

One evening, when Eli had lain down to sleep, and the 
lamps in the Holy Place were not yet gone out, Samuel, too, 
had lain down to sleep in the tabernacle. Suddenly he was 
awakened by a voice calling him. Samuel said : "Here am 
I." And he ran to Eli, and said: "Here am I, for thou 
calledst me." But Eli said : "I called not ; lie down again." 
And Samuel obeyed. 

Again the call came. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, 
and said : "Here am I, for thou calledst me." Eli answered : 
"I called not, my son, lie down again." 

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, nor was God's 
word yet revealed unto him. And the voice called again. 
For the third time Samuel arose and went unto Eli. Then 
Eli knew that it was God who called the boy. Therefore he 
said unto Samuel : "Go, lie down : and it shall be, if he call 
thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant 
heareth." And Samuel went and lay down in his place. 

Samuel Answers God, And Jehovah came and called as at 
other times : "Samuel, Samuel." Then Samuel said : "Speak, 
for thy servant heareth." 

God Talks to Samuel. And God spoke unto Samuel and told 
him of the doom that would come over Eli's house, because 
Eli's sons were wicked men, and Eli had not restrained them 
from doing the wicked things which they had done in Israel. 
Their sin was so great that sacrifice and offering could not 
help them. Nor did they repent of their wicked ways. 

Samuel Tells Eli God's Message. In the morning Samuel 
feared to tell Eli what God had said. But Eli asked : "What 
is this thing that Jehovah hath spoken unto thee?" And 



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Gud uppenbarar trig for Samuel. Pa den tiden talade Her- 
ren icke ofta till sitt folk Israel, och sallan sande han dem 
profetsyner. 

En afton, da Eli hade gatt till vila och lamporna i det 
heliga annu icke hade slocknat, lade sig aven Samuel- for 
att sova inne i tabernaklet. Plotsligt vacktes han av en rost, 
som kallade pa honom. Samuel svarade: "Har ar jag." 
Han skyndade sig in till Eli och sade: "Har ar jag; du ro- 
pade ju pa mig." Men Eli sade: "Jag har icke ropat; ga 
tillbaka och lagg dig." Och Samuel lydde. 

Da kom rosten- for andra gangen. Och Samuel hastade 
till Eli och sade: "Har ar jag; du ropade ju pa mig." Eli 
svarade : "Jag har icke ropat, min son, ga tillbaka och lagg 
dig." 

Samuel hade annu icke lart kanna Herren, och annu ha- 
de icke nagot Herrens ord blivit uppenbarat for honom. 
Men rosten ropade ater igen, och for tredje gangen sprang 
Samuel till Eli. Da forstod Eli, att det var Herren, som 
kallade gossen. Darfor sade han till Samuel : "Ga och lagg 
dig; och om han vidare ropar pa dig, sa sag: 'Tala Herre; 
din tjanare hor!' " Och Samuel gick och lade sig pa sin 
plats. 

Samuel svarar Gud. Ater kom Herren och kallade sasom 
forut: "Samuel, Samuel." Da svarade Samuel: "Tala, din 
tjanare hor." 

Gud talar med Samuel. Och Gud talade med Samuel och 
berattade for honom om den dom, som skulle komma over 
Elis hus, darfor att Elis soner voro ogudaktiga man och Eli 
ej hade hallit dem tillbaka fran utforandet av det onda, som 
de gjort i Israel. Sa stor var deras synd, att den icke kunde 
forsonas varken med slaktoffer eller nagon annan offerga- 
va. Och de ville icke battra sig. 

Samuel omtalar Guds budskap for Eli. Pa morgonen fruk- 
tade Samuel for att tala om for Eli, vad Gud hade sagt. Men 



224 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. Eli 
said : "It is Jehovah : let him do what seemeth him good." 

Samuel, the Judge. And from that day Samuel knew that 
God had called him for special service among his people. 
And when he became of age he went from place to place in 
the land and judged the children of Israel. When he came 
to Ramah, which was his home town, he built there an altar 
unto God. 

Samuel, the Prophet. After a time the children of Israel de- 
manded a king to rule over them wherefore Samuel was the 
last judge in Israel. But he continued to live among his 
people as God's prophet, even after they had a king. And 
Samuel gathered young men together and taught them from 
God's Word and instructed them toj become prophets. 

Samuel's Death. Samuel lived to a ripe old age. When he 
died all Israel gathered together and mourned for him. He 
was buried in Ramah. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 225 

Eli sade: "Vad ar det han talade till dig?" Da omtalade 
Samuel alltsammans for honom, och dolde intet. Eli sade: 
"Han ar Herren ; han gore, vad honom tackes." 

Samuel, domaren. Och fran den dagen forstod Samuel, 
att Herren hade kallat honom till sarskild tjanst bland sitt 
folk. Da han blivit man, gick han omkring i landet och 
domde och skipade ratt at Israels barn. Nar han kom till 
sin hembygd Rama, reste han dar ett altare infor Herren. 

Samuel, profeten. Efter nagon tids forlopp begarde Isra- 
els barn att fa en konung till att rada over sig, varfor Sa- 
muel blev den siste domaren i Israel. ' Men han f ortf or att 
vandra sasom profet bland sitt folk, aven da det hade fatt 
en konung att regera over sig. Och Samuel samlade om- 
kring sig en del unga man, vilka han undervisade i skrif- 
terna och utbildade till profeter. 

Samuels dod. Samuel levde till en hog alder. Nar han 
dog, samlade sig hela Israel och begrat hans bortgang. Han 
blev begraven i Rama. 



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LESSON 39, 



TEXT: 1 SA 

17. And Samuel called the peo- 
ple together unto Jehovah to Miz- 
pah; 

18. and he said unto the child- 
ren of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, 
the God of Israel, I brought up 
Israel out of Egypt, and delivered 
you out of the hand of the Egypti- 
ans, and out of the hand of all the 
kingdoms that oppressed you. 

19. But ye have this day re- 
jected your God, who himself sav- 
eth you out of all your calamities 
and your distresses; and ye .iave 
said unto him, Nay, but set a 
king over us. Now therefore pre- 
sent yourselves before Jehovah by 
your tribes, and by your thous- 
ands. 

20. So Samuel brought all the 
tribes of Israel near, and the tribe 
of Benjamin was taken. 

21. And he brought the tribe of 
Benjamin near by their families, 
and the family of the Matrites 
was taken; and Saul the son of 
Kish was taken: but when they 
sought him, he could not be found 

22. Therefore they asked of Je- 
hovah further, Is there yet a man 
to come hither? And Jehovah am 
swered, Behold, he hath hid him- 
self among the baggage. 

23. And they ran and fetched 
him thence; and when he stood a- 
mong the people, he was higher 
than any of the people from his 
shoulders and upward. 



M. 10: 17—27 

17. Darefter kallade Samuel fol- 
ket tillsammans till Herren i Mis- 
pa. 

18. Och han sade till Israels 
barn: "Si sager Herren, Israels 
Gud: Jag har fort Israel upp ur 
Egypten, och jag raddade eder ic- 
ke allenast undan Egypten, utan 
ock undan alia andra konungado- 
men, som fbrtryckte eder. 

19. Men nu haven I forkastat 
eder Gud, som sjalv fralste eder 
ur alia edra olyckor och trang- 
mal, och haven sagt till honom: 
'Satt en konung over oss.' Sa. 
traden nu fram infor Herren ef- 
ter edra stammar och edra at- 
ter." 

20. Darpa lat Samuel alia Isra- 
els stammar ga fram; da traffa- 
des Benjamins stam av lotten. 

21. Nar han sedan lat Benja- 
mins stam g& fram efter dess 
slakter, traffades Matris slakt av 
lotten; darpa- traffades Saul, Kis' 
son, av lotten, men nar de d& sok- 
te efter honom, stod han icke att 
finna. 

22. Da fragade de Herren annu 
en gang: "Har nagon mer kom- 
mit hit?" Herren svarade: "Han 
har gbmt sig bland trossen." 

23. Da. skyndade de dit och 
hamtade honom darifran, och nar 
han nu tradde fram bland folket, 
var han huvudet hogre an allt fol- 
ket. 



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227 





Samuel Anoints Saul King 

(Samuel smorjer Saul till konung) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Luke 1:52 

He hath put down princes from 
their thrones, 

And hath exalted them of low de- 
gree. 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 46:4 

There is a river, the streams 
whereof make glad the city 
of God, 

The holy place of the tabernacles 
of the Most High. 
Repeat verses 1-4. 



TANKESPRAK 

Luk. 1:52 

Harskare har han stortat fran de- 

ras troner, 
och ringa man har han upphbjt. 



MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 46:5 

En. strom gar fram, vars floden 

giva gladje at Guds stad, 
at den Hogstes heliga boning. 
Repetera verserna 2-5. 



24. And Samuel said to all the 
people, See ye him whom Jehovan 
hath chosen, that there is none 
like him among all the people? 
And ail the people shouted, and 
said, Long live the king. 



24. Och Samuel sade till allt 
folket: "Har sen | nu den, som 
Herren har utvalt; ingen ar ho- 
nom lik bland allt folket." Da 
jublade allt folket och ropade: 
"Leve konungen!" 



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25. Then Samuel told the peo- with him the host, whose hearts 
pie the manner of the kingdom, God had touched. 

and wrote it in a book, and laid 

it up before Jehovah. And Sam- 2 7. But certain worthless fel- 

uel seat all the people away, eve- lows said> How shall tMs man 

ry man to his house. save us? And they de spised him 

26. And Saul also went to his and brought him no present. But 
house to Gibeah: and there went he held his peace. 



I. Saul, the First King 



The Children of Israel Want to be Like Other People. The 

children of Israel asked Samuel for a king to rule over them. 
They wanted to have a king like the kings of the nations 
round about them. 

This displeased Samuel. He grieved over it and prayed 
unto God about it. 

God Consents. God said to Samuel, ' 'Hearken unto the voice 
of the people, for they have not rejected thee, but they have 
rejected me." And God told Samuel to go before his people 
and tell them that to have a king like other nations would 
cause them much trouble and would be very costly. The 
people would not listen to Samuel's plea. They still clam- 
ored for a king. 

Then Samuel called together all the people to a great 
meeting at a place called Mizpah. And all the tribes of Is- 
rael came before Samuel and lot was cast to choose a king. 
The lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin, and Saul, the son 
of Kish, was chosen. 

Saul Acclaimed King. But when the people sought Saul, to 
acclaim him as their king, he could not be found. They said 
to God : Is there yet a man to come hither?" And God an- 
swered : "Behold, he hath hid himself in the baggage." And 
they ran and fetched him thence. When he came among 



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25. Och Samuel kungjorde for skara av man, vilkas hjartan Gud 
folket konungadomets ratt och hade rort. 

tecknade upp den i en bok och la- 2 7. Men n&gra onda man sade: 
de ned den infor Herren. Sedan « Vad njalp skulle denne kunna 
lat Samuel allt folket ga. hem, var giya oss? » ch de foraktade ho- 
och en till sitt. nom ocn buro icke fram skanker 

26. Ocksa Saul gick hem till till honom. Men han latsade, som 
Gibea; och honom foljde en har- om han icke markte det. 



I. Saul, den forste konungen 

Israels barn vilja likna andra folk. Israels barn begarde 
att Samuel skulle satta en konung over dem till att doma 
dem och rada over dem. De ville ha en konung lik konun- 
garna, som harskade over de folk, som bodde omkring dem. 

Detta misshagade Samuel. Han sorjde over det och ta- 
lade med Herren darom. 

Gud giver sin tilldtelse. Gud sade till Samuel: "Lyssna 
till folkets ord; ty det ar icke dig de hava forkastat, nej, 
mig hava de forkastat. ,, Och Gud befallde Samuel att tra- 
da fram infor folket och saga dem, vad det skulle innebara 
att ha en konung och vara som de andra folken. Det skul- 
le giva dem mycket bekymmer och kosta dem dyrt. Men 
folket ville icke horsamma Samuels vad Jan. Det fortfor att 
ropa efter en konung. 

Da kallade Samuel Israels barn tillsammans till ett stort 
mote vid, en plats, som hette Mispa. Och alia Israels tolv 
stammar kommo infor Samuel och valde en konung med att 
kasta lott. Lotten traffade Benjamins stam, och Saul, Kis 
son, blev vald till konung. 

Saul hyllad sdsom konung. Men nar folket sokte honom 
for att hylla honom sasom konung, stod han icke att f innas. 
Da fragade de Herren : "Har nagon mer kommit hit?" Och 
Gud svarade : "Han har gomt sig bland trossen." Da skyn- 
dade de dit och hamtade honom darifran. Nar han tradde 



230 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

them, they saw that Saul was a whole head taller than any 
of them. He was very handsome. There was none other 
like him among them, and they were greatly pleased with 
him, and shouted: "Long live the king!" 

Samuel told the children of Israel how the kingdom 
should be governed. He wrote down the rules of government 
in a book and showed it to God. And God touched -the 
hearts of the children of Israel, so that they honored Saul, 
and a great multitude of them followed him to his home. 
But certain worthless fellows despised him and said : "How 
shall this man save us ?" Saul heard this, but he was humble 
in spirit and kept his peace. 

Saul Subdues the Enemies of the Children of Israel. And 

Saul proved himself a good warrior and a good leader. He 
gathered together an army and subdued the enemies of the 
children of Israel. 

Saul Breaks Faith with Jehovah. But Saul did not always 
remain humble and reverent before God and the children of 
Israel. One time, when Samuel delayed in coming to Gilgal 
to offer the burnt-sacrifice before the army of Israel went 
out to war, Saul disobeyed God's commandment and offered 
the burnt-offering himself. When Samuel reached Gilgal 
and saw what Saul had done, he said unto him: "Thou hast 
done foolishly ; thou hast not kept the commandment of 
Jehovah, thy God." 

Jehovah Rejects Saul. Another time, when God had com- 
manded him to destroy the Amalekites, Saul spared the king 
of the Amalekites and kept the best of the spoils of the 
battle. He pleaded that he had spared the best of the sheep 
and the cattle for an offering unto God. But Samuel told 
Saul : "To obey is better than sacrifice." And furthermore 
Samuel said : "Because thou hast rejected the word of Jeho- 
vah, he hath also rejected thee from being king." 
Saul reigned over Israel forty years. - 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHlE S 231 

fram bland folket, sago Israels barn, att han var huvudet 
langre an alia. Han var mycket statlig. Ingen bland dem 
var sa fager som han, och de gladde sig over honom och ro- 
pade : "Leve konungen !" 

Samuel talade om for Israels barn, hum konungariket 
skulle styras. Han tecknade upp dess ratt i en bok och lade 
den infor Herren. Gud rorde folkets hjartan, sa att de ara- 
de Saul, och en harskara av man foljde honom hem. Men 
nagra onda man sade : "Vad hjalp skulle denne kunna giva 
oss?" Saul horde detta, men han var odmjuk till sitt sinne 
och latsade, som om han icke markte det. 

Saul kuvar Israels barns fiender. Och Saul visade sig va- 
ra en tapper krigare och en god ledare. Han samlade sig en 
har och kuvade sa Israels barns fiender. 

Saul ar otrogen mot Herren. Men Saul forblev icke alltid 
odmjuk och vordnadsfull infor Herren och infor Israels folk. 
En gang, da Samuel drojde att komma till Gilgal och offra 
brannoffret innan Israels har skulle draga ut i strid, begick 
Saul brott mot Guds befallningar, i det att han sjalv forrat- 
tade offertjansten. Nar Samuel antligen anlande till Gilgal 
och fick se, vad Saul gjort, sade han till Saul: "Du har 
handlat daraktigt. Du har icke hallit det bud Herren, din 
Gud, har givit dig." 

Herren forkastar Saul. En annan gang, da Herren hade 
befallt honom att forgora amalekiterna, skonade Saul den 
amalekitiska konungens liv samt tog till byte av det basta, 
som fanns bland amalekiternas agodelar. Han foregav, att 
han hade skonat far och fakreatur till offer at Herren. Men 
Samuel sade till Saul : "Lydnad ar battre an offer." Och 
vidare sade Samuel: "Eftersom du har forkastat Herrens 
ord, har han ock forkastat dig, och du skall icke langre va- 
ra konung." 

Saul regerade over Israel fyratio ar. 



232 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 40 



TEXT: 1 SAM. 16: 1- 



1. And Jehovah said unto Sam- 
uel, How long wilt thou mourn 
for Saul, seeing I have rejected 
him from being king over Israel? 
fill thy horn with oil, and go: I 
will send thee to Jesse the Beth- 
lehemite: for I have provided me 
a king among his sods. 

2. And Samuel said, How can 
I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill 
me. And Jehovah said, Take a 
heifer with thee, and say, I am 
come to sacrifice to Jehovah. 

3. And call Jesse to the sacri- 
fice, and I will show thee what 
thou shalt do: and thou shalt an- 
oint unto me him whom I name 
unto thee. 

4. And Samuel did that which 
Jehovah spake, and came to Beth- 
lehem. And the elders of the ci- 
ty came to meet him trembling, 
and said, Comest thou peaceably? 

5. And he said, Peaceably; I am 
come to sacrifice unto Jehovah: 
sanctify yourselves, and come 
with me to the sacrifice. And he 
sanctified Jesse and his sons, and 
calied them to the sacrifice. 

6. And it came to pass, when 
they were come, that he looked on 
Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's 
anointed is before him. 

7. But Jehovah said unto Sam- 
uel, Look not on his countenance 
or on the height of his stature; 
because I have rejected him: for 
Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; 
for man looketh on the outward 
appearance, but Jehovah looketh 
on the heart. 



1. Och Herren sade till Samu- 
el: "Huru lange tanker du sorja 
over Saul? Jag har ju forkastat 
honom, ty jag vill icke langre, att 
han skall vara konung over Isra- 
el. Fyll ditt horn med olja och g§, 
&stad, jag vill sanda dig till bet- 
lehemiten Isai, ty en av hans sb- 
ner har jag utsett at mig till ko- 
nung. 

2. Men Samuel sade: "Huru 
skall jag kunna ga dit? Om Saul 
far hora det, sa draper han mig." 
Herren svarade; "Tag en kviga 
med dig och sag: 'Jag har kom- 
mit for att offra at Herren.' 

3. Sedan skall du inbjuda Isai 
till offret, och jag skall da. sjalv 
l§,ta dig veta, vad du bor gora, 
och du skall smorja at mig den 
jag sager dig." 

4. Samuel gjorde, vad Herren ha- 
de sagt, och kom sa till Bet-Le- 
hem. Men nar de aldste i staden 
fingo se honom, blevo de for- 
skrackta och fragade: "Allt star 
val ratt till?" 

5. Han svarade: "Ja, jag har 
kommit for att offra at Herren. 
Helgen eder och kommen med 
mig till offret." Och han helgade 
Isai och hans soner och inbjdd 
dem till offret. 

6. Nar de nu kommo dit och han 
fick se Eliab, tankte han: "For- 
visso star Herrens smorde har in- 
fdr honom." 

7. Men Herren sade till Samu- 
el: "Skada icke p£, hans utseen- 
de och pa. hans hogvaxta gestalt, 
ty jag har forkastat honom. Ty 
det ar icke s&som en manniska 
ser; en manniska ser p§, det som 
ar for ogonen, men Herren ser 
till hjartat." 



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233 




The Shepherd Boy Anointed King 

(Herdegossen smorjes till konung) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

1 Sam. 16:7 
For Jehovah seeth not as man 
seeth; for man looketh upon the 
outward appearance, but Jehovah 
looketh on the heart. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 46:5 

God is in the midst of her; she 
shall not be moved: 

God will help her, and that right 
early. 

Repeat verses 1-5. 



TaNKESPRaK 

1 Sam. 16:7 

Ty det arncke sasom en man- 
niska ser; en manniska ser pa det 
spm ar for bgonen, men Herren 
ser till hjartat. 



MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 46:6 

Gud bor darinne, den vacklar 

icke ; 
Gud hjalper den, niir morgonen 

gryr. 

Repetera verserna 2-6. 



8. Then Jesse called Abinadab, 
and made him pass before Sam- 
uel. And he said, Neither hath 
Jehovah chosen this. 

9. Then Jesse made Shammah 
to pass by. And he said, Neither 
hath Jehovah chosen this. 

10. And Jesse made seven of 
his sons to pass before Samuel. 
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jeho- 
vah hath not chosen these. 



8. Da kallade Isai pa Abinadab 
och lat honom ga fram for Samu- 
el. Men han sade: "Icke heller 
denne har Herren utvalt." 

9. Da lat Isai Samma ga fram. 
Men han sade: "Icke heller den- 
ne har Herren utvalt." 

10. Pa detta satt lat Isai sju av 
sina soner ga fram for Samuel; 
men Samuel sade till Isai: "Her- 
ren har icke utvalt nagon av des- 
sa." 



234 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

11. And Samuel said unto Jesse, and goodly to look upon. And Je- 
Are here all thy children? And he hovah said, Arise, anoint him; for 
said, There rernaineth yet the this is he. 

youngest, and, behold, he is keep- 
ing the sheep. And Samuel said 13 Then Samuel took the horn 

unto Jesse Send and fetch him; of oil and anointed him in the 

for we will not sit down till he midsl or his Dret hren: and the 

come hither. Spirit of Jehovah came mightily 

12. And he sent, and brought upon David from that day forward, 
him in. Now he was ruddy, and So Samuel rose up, and went to 
witnai of a beautiful countenance, Raman. 



A Shepherd Boy is Anointed King 

Samuel is Sent to Anoint a New King. Samuel was grieved 
over Saul's rejection by God. But God said unto Samuel: 
"How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected 
him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil and 
go: I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite, for I have 
provided me a king among his sons." And Samuel said 
"How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me." Jehovah 
said : "Take a heifer with thee, and say, I come to sacrifice 
and I will show thee what thou shalt do : and thou shalt 
anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee/ 

Samuel in Bethlehem. And Samuel came unto Bethlehem and 
called Jesse and his sons to sacrifice. And it happened that 
when Samuel looked upon the face of Jesse's oldest son, he 
thought that it was he whom God would name to be king. 
But God said: "Look not upon his countenance, or on the 
the height of his stature ; . . . for Jehovah seeth not as man 
seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Je- 
hovah looketh on the heart." Then six other sons of Jesse 
passed before Samuel, but not one of them was God's choice. 
When all seven sons had passed before him, Samuel said 
to Jesse : "Jehovah hath not chosen these. Are here all thy 



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11. Och Samuel fragade Isai: latt och hade skona ogon och ett 
"£r detta alia ynglingarna?" Han fagert utseende. Och Herren sa- 
svarade: "Xnnu aterstar den de: "Sta upp och smorj honom, 
yngste, men han gar nu i vail ty denne ar det." 

med faren." Da sade Samuel till 

Isai: "Sand astad och hamta hit 13 D & tog Samuel sitt oljehorn 

honom, ty vi skola icke satta oss och sm0 rde honom mitt ibland 

till^bords, forran han kommer hans broder; och Herrens Ande 

nit -" kom over David, fran den dagen 

12. Da sande han astad och lat och allt framgent. Sedan stod 
hamta honom; och han var ljus- Samuel upp och gick till Rama. 



En herdegosse smorj es till konung 

Samuel sondes att smorj a en ny konung. Samuel sorjde 
over, att Saul forkastats av Herren. Men Gud sade till Sa- 
muel: "Huru lange tanker du sorja over Saul? Jag har ju 
forkastat honom, ty jag vill icke langre, att han skall vara 
konung over Israel. Fyll ditt horn med olja och ga astad, 
jag vill sanda dig till betlehemiten Isai, ty en av hans soner 
har jag utsett at mig till konung. ,, Men Samuel sade: "Hu- 
ru skall jag kunna ga dit? Om Saul far hora d^t, sa draper 
han mig." Gud sade : "Tag en kviga med dig och sag, 'Jag 
har kommit for att offra at Herren/ Och jag skall sjalv 
lata dig veta vad du bor gora, och du skall smorj a at mig 
den jag sager dig." 

Samuel i Betlehem. Och Samuel kom till Betlehem och kal- 
lade Isai och hans soner till offerfesten. Och nar han fick 
se Isais aldste son, tankte han, att det var den, som Herren 
hade utsett till konung. Men Herren sade: "Skada icke 
pa hans utseende och pa hans hogvaxta gestalt, . . . ty det 
ar icke sasom en manniska ser ; en manniska ser pa det, som 
ar for ogonen, men Herren ser till hjartat." Och sex till av 
Isais soner tradde f ram inf or Samuel, men ingen av dem var 
Herrens utvalde. 

Nar de sju sonerna hade gatt fram inf or Samuel, sade 
han till Isai : "Herren har icke utvalt nagon av dessa. Ar 



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children?" And Jesse answered: 'There remaineth yet 
the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep." 

Samuel said: "Send and fetch him; for we will not sit 
down till he come hither:" And Jesse sent for him. And 
he came. He was of ruddy complexion and had a beautiful 
face. 

Samuel Anoints David. And Jehovah said: "Arise, anoint 
him; for this is he." Then Samuel took the horn of oil, 
and anointed him in the presence of his brethren; and the 
spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day 
forward. 



LESSON 41 



TEXT: 1 SAM. 20: 27—42 



27. And it came to pass on the 
morrow after the new moon, 
which was the second day, that 
David's place was empty: and 
Saul said unto Jonathan his son, 
Wherefore cometh not the son of 
Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, 
nor to-day? 

28. And Jonathan answered 
Saul, David earnestly asked leave 
of me to go to Bethlehem: 

29. and he said, Let me go, I 
pray thee; for our family hath a 
sacrifice in the city; and my 
brother, he hath commanded me 
to be there: and now, if I have 
found favor in thine eyes, let me 
get away, I pray thee, and see 
my brethren. Therefore he is not 
come unto the king's table. 

30. Then Saul's anger was kind- 
led against Jonathan, and he said 
unto him, Thou son of a perverse 
rebellious woman, do not I know 
that thou hast chosen the son of 
Jesse to thine own shame, and 
unto the shame of thy mother's 
nakedness? 



27. Men nar Davids plats stod 
torn ocksa dagen efter nymanads- 
dagen, dagen darefter, sade Saul 
till sin son Jonatan: "Varfor har 
Isais son varken i gar eller i dag 
kommit till maltiden?" 

28. Jonatan svarade Saul: "Da- 
vid utbad sig tillstand av mig att 
fa ga till Bet-Lehem; 

29. han sade: 'Lat mig ga, ty 
vi fira en slaktofferfest i staden, 
och min broder har sja.lv bjudit 
mig att komma; om jag har fun- 
nit nad for dina ogon, sa lat mig 
nu slippa harifran for att besoka 
mina broder.' Darfor har han ic- 
ke kommit till konungens bord." 

30. Da upptandes Sauls vrede 
mot Jonatan, och han sade till ho- 
nom; "Du son till en otuktig 
kvinna! Visste jag da icke, att 
du hade funnit behag i Isais son, 
till skam for dig sjalv och till 
skam for din moders blygd! 



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237 



detta alia ynglingarna?" Isai svarade: "Annu aterstar 
den yngste, men han gar nu i vail med faren." 

Da sade Samuel : "Sand astad och hamta hit honom, 
ty vi skola icke satta oss till bords, forran han kommer hit." 
Isai sande efter honom. Han kom. Han var ljuslatt och 
hade skona ogon och ett fagert utseende. 
Samuel smorjer David till konung. Och Herren sade : "Sta 
upp, smorj honom, ty denne ar det. Da tog Samuel sitt olje- 
horn och smorde honom mitt ibland hans broder; och Her- 
rens Ande kom over David fran den dagen och allt fram- 
gent. 



LAXAN 41 




Jonathan Shooting toward the Stone Ezel 

(Jonathan avskjuter pilar mot Eselstenen) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

John 15:13 
Greateh love hath no man than 
this, that a man lay down his life 
for his friends. 



MEMORY WORK 

Ps. 46:6, 7 

The nations raged, the kingdoms 

were moved: 
He uttered his voice, the earth 

melted. 
Jehovah of hosts is with us; 
The God of Jacob is our refuge. 

Repeat verses 1-7. 



TaNKESPRAK 

Joh. 15:13 

Ingen har storre karlek, an att 
han giver sitt liv for sina vanner. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 46:7, 8 

Hedningarna larma, riken vackla; 
han later hora sin rost, da. for- 
smalter jorden. 
Herren Sebaot ar med oss, Ja- 
kobs Gud ar var borg. Sela. 



Repetei-a verserna 2-8. 




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31. For as long as the son of 
Jesse liveth upon the ground, 
thou shalt not be established, nor 
thy kingdom. "Wherefore now 
send and fetch him unto me, for 
he shall surely die. 

32. And Jonathan answered 
Saul his father, and said unto 
him, Wherefore should he be put 
to death? what hath he done? 

33. And Saul cast his spear at 
him to smite him; whereby Jo- 
nathan knew that it was deter- 
mined of his father to put David 
to death. 

34. So Jonathan arose from the 
table in fierce anger, and did eat 
no food the second day of the 
month; for he was grieved for 
David, because his father had 
done him shame. 

35. And it came to pass in the 
morning, that Jonathan went out 
into the field at the time ap- 
pointed with David, and a little 
lad with him. 

36. And he said unto his lad, 
Run, find now the arrows which 
I shoot. And as the lad ran, he 
shot an arrow beyond him. 

37. And when the lad was 
come to the place of the arrow 



which Jonathan had shot, Jona- 
than cried after the lad, and said, 
Is not the arrow beyond thee? 

38. And Jonathan cried after 
the lad, Make speed, haste, stay 
not. And Jonathan's lad gathered 
up the arrows, and came to his 
master. 

39. But the lad knew not any- 
thing: only Jonathan and David 
knew the matter. 

40. And Jonathan gave his 
weapons unto his lad, and said 
unto him, Go, carry them to the 
city. 

41. And as soon as the lad was 
gone, David arose out of a place 
toward the South, and fell on his 
face to the ground, and bowed 
himself three times: and they 
kissed one another, and wept one 
with another, until David ex- 
ceeded. 

42. And Jonathan said to David, 
Go in peace, forasmuch as we 
have sworn both of us in the 
name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah 
shall be between me and thee, and 
between my seed and thy seed, 
for ever. And he arose and de- 
parted: and Jonathan went into 
the city. 



David and Jonathan 



David at the Court of Saul. And David was called to the 
court of King Saul to be his armorbearer and to play upon 
the harp before him, when he felt an evil spirit coming over 
him, for David's music always made him feel refreshed and 
well. 

Saul Becomes David's Enemy. Saul saw that David was 
mighty in battle and that God was with him. Then he 
learned that Jehovah had chosen David to be king in his 
place. It made him very jealous of David, and his hatred 



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239 



31. Ty sa lauge Isais son lever 
p& jorden, ar varken du eller din 
konungamakt saker. Sand darfor 
nu astad och lat hamta honom hit 
till mig, ty nan ar dodens barn." 

32. Jonatan svarade sin fader 
Saul och sade till honom: "Varfor 
skall han dodas? Vad har han 
gjort?" 

33. Da svangde Saul spjutet 
mot honom for att genomborra 
honom- och nu markte Jonatan, 
att hans fader beslutat att doda 
David. 

34. Och Jonatan stod upp fran 
bordet i vredesmod och at intet 
pa den andra nymanadsdagen, ty 
han var bedrovad for Davids 
skull, darfor att hans fader hade 
gjort sadan oratt mot denne. 

35. Foljande morgon gick Jona- 
tan ut pa marken, vid den tid han 
hade utsatt for David; och han 
hade en liten gosse med sig. 

36. Och han sade till gossen: 
"Spring och sbk reda pa pilarna, 
som jag skjuter av." Medan nu 
gossen sprang, skot han pilen 
over honom. 

37. Och nar gossen kom till det 
stalle, dit Jonatan hade avskjutit 



pilen, ropade Jonatan efter gos- 
sen och sade: "Pilen ligger ju 
framfor dig, langre bort." 

38. Och Jonatan ropade ytterli- 
gare efter gossen: "Fort, skynda 
dig, stanna icke!" Och gossen, 
som Jonatan hade med sig, tog 
upp pilen och kom till sin herre. 

39. Men gossen visste icke, var- 
om fr&ga var; allenast Jonatan 
och David visste det. 

40. Och Jonatan lamnade sina 
vapen at gossen, som han hade 
med sig, och sade till honom: 
"Ga och bar dem in i staden." 

41. Men sedan gossen hade 
gatt, reste David sig upp pa sodra 
sidan; och han foil ned till jor- 
den pS, sitt ansikte och bugade 
sig tre ganger; och de kysste 
varandra och grato med varan- 
dra, och David grat overljutt. 

42. Och Jonatan sade till Da- 
vid: "Ga i frid. Blive det sasom 
vi bada svuro vid Herrens namn, 
nar vi sade: 'Herren vare vittne 
mellan mig och dig, mellan mina 
efterkommande och dina, till evig 
tid'." 



David och Jonatan 

David vid Sauls hov. Och David tjanstgjorde sasom va- 
pendragare vid Sauls hov, och spelade pa harpa infor ko- 
nungen, da denne kvaldes av en ond ande, ty da David spe- 
lade for honom, kande Saul sig styrkt och lugn. 

Saul blir Davids fiende. Men Saul sag, att David var mak- 
tig i striden, och att Herren var med honom. Aven fick 
han veta, att Herren hade utsett David till konung i hans 
stalle. Och Saul blev full av avund mot David, och hans 
vrede tandes emot honom. Han talade med sin son Jonatan 
och med sina tjanare, att de skulle doda David. Och flera 



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kindled against him. He spake unto Jonathan, his son, and 
all of his servants, that they should slay David. Several 
times he himself tried to slay him. 

Jonathan is David's Friend. But Jonathan loved David and 
David loved Jonathan. And David fled from Saul and came 
to Jonathan, and said: "What have I done? What is my 
sin before thy father that he seeketh my life?" And Jona- 
than was greatly grieved. And Jonathan and David made 
a covenant with one another to show lovingkindness unto 
one another. 

Jonathan Plans to Save David's Life. Then Jonathan plan- 
ned for David a way of escape from the wrath of Saul. He 
bade him go into the field on the third day and lie in hiding 
by the stone Ezel. On that day Jonathan would come into 
the field to shoot at a mark, taking with him a lad to gather 
up the arrows. And Jonathan gave this sign unto David, 
saying : "If I call to the lad, The arrows are on this side of 
thee ! there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah liveth. 
But, if I call to the lad, The arrows are beyond thee ! then go 
thy way for Jehovah hath sent thee away." 

And David remained away from the king's table during 
a festival of the New Moon. When the king saw that David's 
place was empty, and heard Jonathan pleading for David, 
he became furiously angry, and said : "Send and fetch him 
unto me for he shall surely die!" 

Jonathan Warns David. On the morrow Jonathan went into 
the field and the lad to gather up the arrows was with him. 
And Jonathan called to the lad: "Is not the arrow beyond 
thee?" Then Jonathan gave his weapons to the lad and 
bade him carry them back into the city. 

The Parting, As soon as the lad was gone, David arose from 
his hiding place and came unto Jonathan and fell on his 



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ganger forsokte han sjalv att komma at Davids liv for att 
doda honom. 

Jonatan ar Davids van. Men Jonatan alskade David och 
David alskade Jonatan. Och David flydde fran Saul och 
kom till Jonatan och sade: "Vad har jag gjort? Vilken 
synd har jag begatt mot din fader, eftersom han star efter 
mitt liv ?" Jonatan blev bedrovad. Och Jonatan och David 
ingingo ett forbund med varandra att alltid bevisa varandra 
karlek. 

Jonatan vill radda Davids liv. Sedan uppgjorde Jonatan 
en plan for Davids raddning undan Sauls vrede. Han be- 
fallde honom att pa tredje dagen gomma sig ute pa angen 
vid en sten, som hette Eselstenen. Pa den dagen skulle Jo- 
natan komma ut pa angen for att avskjuta pilar mot ett mal. 
Han skulle taga med sig en gosse, som skulle upphamta pi- 
larna. Och Jonatans tecken till David lag i orden till gos- 
sen. Jonatan sade: "Om jag da sager till tjanaren: 'Se, 
pilarna ligga bakom dig, narmare hitat,' sa . . . kan du va- 
ra trygg och ingenting ar pa farde, sa sant Herren lever. 
Men om jag sager sa till den unge mannen : *Se, pilarna lig- 
ga f ram for dig, langre bort'. sa ga dina farde, ty da sander 
Herren dig bort." 

Och David uteblev fran festen vid nymanaden. Nar ko- 
nungen sag, att Davids plats var torn och horde Jonatan 
mana gott for honom, blev han ursinnigt vred och befallde : 
"Sand . . . astad och lat hamta honom hit till mig, ty han 
ar dodens barn !" 

Jonatan varnar David. Foljande morgon gick Jonatan ut 
pa angen i sallskap med gossen, som skulle upphamta pilar- 
na. Och Jonatan ropade till gossen: "Pilen llgger ju fram- 
for dig, langre bort!" Darefter gav Jonatan gossen sina 
vapen och sande honom tillbaka in i staden. 

Avskedsstunden. Da gossen hade gatt sin vag, steg David 
fram fran sin plats bakom stenen och kom sa till Jonatan 



242 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 

face before Jonathan and bowed himself three times. And 
they kissed one another and wept together. And Jonathan 
said unto David: "Go in peace, forasmuch as we have 
sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah 
shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy 
seed forever." 

Then David fled his way, and Jonathan went back into 
the city. 



LESSON 42 



TEXT: 2 SAM. 5: 1—7 



1. Then came all the tribes of 
Israel to David unto Hebron, and 
spake, saying, Behold, we are thy 
bone and thy flesh. 

2. In times past, when Saul was 
king over us, it was thou that 
leddest out and broughtest in 
Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, 
Thou shalt be shepherd of my 
people Israel, and thou shalt be 
prince over Israel. 

3. So all the elders of Israel 
came to the king to Hebron; and 
king David made a covenant with 
them in Hebron before Jehovah: 
and they anointed David king over 
Israel. 

4. David was thirty years old 
when he began to reign, and he 
reigned forty years. 

5. In Hebron he reigned over 
Judah seven years and six 
months; and in Jerusalem he 
reigned thirty and three years 
over all Israel and Judah. 

6. And the king and his men 
went to Jerusalem against the Je- 
busites, the inhabitants of the 
land, who spake unto David, say- 
ing, Except thou take away the 
blind and the lame, thou shalt not 
come in hither; thinking, David 
cannot come in hither. 



1. Sedan kommo alia Israels 
stammar till David i Hebron och 
sade sa: "Vi aro ju ditt kott och 
ben. 

2. Redan for lange sedan, da 
Saul annu var konung over oss, 
var det du, som var ledare och 
anforare for Israel. Och till dig 
har Herren sagt; Du skall vara 
en herde for mitt folk Israel, ja, 
du skall vara en furste over Isra- 
el." 

3. Nar sa alia de aldste i Israel 
kommo till konungen i Hebron, 
slot konungen David ett forbund 
med dem dar i Hebron, infor Her- 
ren; och sedan smorde de David 
till konung over Israel. 

4. David var trettio ar gammal, 
nar han blev konung, och han re- 
gerade i fyrtio ar. 

5. I Hebron regerade han over 
Juda i sju ar och sex manader, 
och i Jerusalem regerade han i 
trettiotre ar over hela Israel och 
Juda. 

6. Och konungen drog med si- 
na man till Jerusalem, mot jebu- 
seerna, som bodde dar I landet. 
De sade da till David: "Hitin 
kommer du icke; blinda och halta 
skola driva dig bort, de mena, att 
David icke skall komma hitin," 



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243 



och foil ned framfor honom och bugade sig tre ganger. 
Och de kysste varandra och grato med varandra. Och Jo- 
natan sade till David: "Ga i frid. Blive det sasom vi bada 
svuro vid Herrens namn, nar vi sade : 'Herren vare vittne 
mellan mig och dig, mellan mina efterkommande och dina, 
till evig tid." 

Darefter flydde David sin vag, och Jonatan gick in i 
staden igen. 



LAXAN 42 




David Crowned King of Israel 

(David krones till konung over Israel) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Prov. 4:18 

But the path of the righteous is 

as dawning light, 
That shineth more and more unto 
the perfect day. 

MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 46:8 
Come, behold the works of Jeho- 
vah, 
What desolation he hath made in 
the earth. 
Repeat verses 1-8. 

TaNKESPRAK 

Ords. 4:18 

De rattfardigas stig ar lik grynin- 
gens ljus, 

som vaxer i klarhet, till dess da- 
gen nar sin hojd. 

MINNESARBETE 

Ps. 46:9 
Kommen och skaden Herrens 

verk: 
garningar, som vacka hapnad, gor 
han pa jorden. 
Repetera verserna 2-9. 



7. Nevertheless David took the 
stronghold of Zion : the same is 
the city of David. 



7. Men David intog likval Sions 
berg, det ar Davids stad. 



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David Enters Zion 

The Death of Saul. The Philistines gathered their hosts to- 
gether to fight with the children of Israel. A mighty battle 
raged between them on the slopes of Mt. Gilboa : and the 
men of Israel fled before the Philistines. Saul's sons, and 
among them Jonathan, were slain in the battle. When Saul 
perceived how the enemy was gaining on him, he drew his 
sword arid fell upon it and died. 

When the news of Saul's death reached David, he rent 
his clothes and mourned, and burst into lamentation over 
the death of Saul, his bitter rival, and of Jonathan, his 
courageous and faithful, loving friend. 

David Becomes King of Judah. And it came to pass after 
this, that David asked God, saying: "Shall I go up into any 
of the cities of Judah?" And Jehovah said unto him: "Go 
up." And David said: "Whither shall I go up?" And God 
said: "Unto Hebron." 

There the men of Judah came and anointed David king 
over the people of Judah. David was thirty years old when 
he began to reign in Hebron, and he reigned over Judah 
seven years and six months. 

David Becomes King of Israel. Then came. all the tribes of 
Israel to David in Hebron and spake, saying: "Behold, we 
are thy bone and thy flesh. In times past, when Saul was 
king over us, it wast thou who wast leader in Israel : and 
Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people 
Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel." And king 
David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jeho- 
vah, and they anointed him king over Israel. 

David saw that the Jebusites, who inhabited that part 
of the land, held Zion the stronghold of Jerusalem. This 
was a constant menace to David's kingdom. He desired 
Jerusalem to be the capital in which he could reign over 
the twelve tribes of Israel. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 245 

David intager Sion 

Sauls dod. Filisteerna hade samlat sina harar till krig mot 
Israels barn. Ett stort slag stod dem emellan pa Gilboa- 
bergets sluttning; och Israels man flydde for filisteerna. 
Sauls soner, och bland dem ocksa Jonatan, blevo dodade i 
striden. Da Saul sag, att striden gick honom emot, drog 
han sitt svard och foil pa det och dog. 

Nar David fick hora, att Saul var dod, rev han sonder 
sina klader och sorjde och grat over Sauls, sin bittre mot- 
standares dod, och over Jonatans, sin tappre och trogne och 
alskade vans dod. 

David blir konung i Juda. Och det hande efter Saul's dod, 
att David fragade Herren: "Skall jag draga upp till nagon 
av Juda stader?" Och Herren svarade: "Drag upp." Da 
fragade David: "Vart skall jag draga upp?" Och Herren 
sade: "Till Hebron." 

Dit kommo nu Juda man och smorde David till konung 
over Juda. David var trettio ar gammal, nar han begynte 
regera i Hebron, och han regerade over Juda i sju ar och 
sex manader. 

David blir konung over hela Israel. Sedan kommo alia Is- 
raels stammar till David i Hebron och sade sa : "Vi aro ju 
ditt kott och ben. Redan for lange sedan, da Saul annu var 
konung over oss, var det du, som var ledare och anforare 
for Israel. Och till dig har Herren sagt : 'Du skall vara en 
herde for mitt folk Israel, ja, du skall vara en furste over 
Israel.' " Och konung David slot ett forbund med dem i 
Hebron, infor Herren, och de smorde honom till konung 6- 
ver hela Israel. 

David sag, att jebuseerna, som bodde i landet, hollo Si- 
ons borg, Jerusalem. Detta hotade standigt freden i Davids 
rike. Han onskade sig Jerusalem sasom huvudstad, dar han 
kunde regera over Israels tolv stammar. 



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David Enters Zion. Zion was exceedingly strongly fortified. 
The inhabitants of Jerusalem were certain that David would 
not be able to take the city. They taunted him by saying 
that the blind and the lame could hold it against him and 
turn him away. Then David said : "Whosoever smiteth the 
Jebusites first shall be chief and captain." And Joab, the 
son of Zeruiah, went up first against the city, and he was 
made chief of David's army. 

And David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it 
the city of David, and dwelt therein. And David built up 
Jerusalem and it became the great city of Israel and the 
stronghold became God's holy hill of Zion. 

Of David Jehovah could truly say: "I have set my king 
on the holy hill of Zion." 



LESSON 43 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 84:1, 2 

How amiable are thy tabernacles, 
Oh Jehovah of hosts! 

My soul longeth, yea,! even faint- 
eth for the courts of Jeho- 
vah; 

My heart and my flesh cry out un- 
to the living God. 



TaNKESPRAK 

Ps, 84: 2, 3 

Huru ljuvliga aro icke dina bonin- 

gar Herre Sebaot! 
Min sjal langtar och trangtar ef- 

ter Herrens gardar, 
min sjal och min kropp jubla mot 

levande Gud. 



TEXT: 1 CHR. 15: 25—28; PS. 24: 3—10 



25. So David, and the elders of 
Israel, and the captains over thou- 
sands, went to bring up the ark of 
the covenant of Jehovah out of 
the house of Obed-edom with joy. 

26. And it came to pass, when 
God helped the Levites that bare 
the ark of the covenant of Jeho- 
vah, that they sacrificed seven 
bullocks and seven rams. 



25. Sa gingo da David och de 
aldste i Israel och overhovits- 
mannen astad for att hamta Her- 
rens forbundsark upp ur Obed- 
Edoms hus, under jubel. 

26. Och da Gud skyddade levl- 
terna, som buro Herrens for- 
bundsark, offrade man sju tjurar 
och sju vadurar. 



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247 



David intager Sion. Sions borg var en mycket stark fast- 
ning. Jerusalems invanare voro vissa om, att David icke 
skulle kunna intaga staden. De hanade honom och pastodo, 
att blinda och halta kunde driva honom bort darifran. Da 
lovade David, att den, som ville vara forst att ga upp mot 
jebuseerna, skulle fa bli befalhavare. Och Joab, Serujas son, 
drog upp mot staden, och han blev sa befalhavare i Davids 
har. 

Och David intog Sions borg och kallade det Davids stad 
och bodde dari. Och David uppbyggde Jerusalem, sa att det 
blev Israels maktiga stad, och borgen blev Guds heliga berg 
Sion. 

I sanning kunde Herren saga om David, att han, Herren, 
hade satt sin konung pa Sions heliga berg. 



LAXAN 43 



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Bringing the Ark to Zion 

(Arken fores till Sion) 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 46:9 

He maketh wars to cease unto the 

end of the earth; 
He breaketh the bow, and cutteth 

the spear in sunder; 
He burneth the chariots in the 

fire. 

Repeat verses 1-9. 



MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 46:10 

Han stillar strider intill jordens 

anda, 
bagen bryter han sonder och brac- 

ker spjutet, 
i eld branner han upp stridsvag- 

narna. 

Repetera verserna 2-10. 



248 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



27. And David was clothed with 
a robe of fine linen, and all the 
Levites that bare the ark, and the 
singers, and Chenaniah the master 
of the song with the singers: and 
David had upon him an ephod of 
linen. 

28. Thus all Israel brought up 
the ark of the covenant of Jeho- 
vah with shouting, and with sound 
of the cornet, and with trumpets, 
and with cymbals, sounding aloud 
with psalteries and harps. 



3. Who shall ascend into the hill 

of Jehovah? 
And who shall stand in his 
holy place? 

4. He that hath clean hands, and 

a pure heart; 

Who hath not lifted up his 
soul unto falsehood, 

And hath not sworn deceit- 
fully. 



5. He shall receive a blessing 

from Jehovah, 
And righteousness from the 
God of his salvation. 

6. This is the generation of them 

that seek after him, 
That seek thy face, even Ja- 
cob. 

7. Lift up your heads, O ye 
gates; 

And be ye lifted up, ye ever- 
lasting doors: 

And the King of glory will 
come in. 

8. Who is the King of glory? 
Jehovah strong and mighty, 
Jehovah mighty in battle. 

9. Lift up your heads, O ye 
gates ; 

Yea, lift them up, ye everlast- 
ing doors: 

And the King of glory will 
come in. 
10. Who is this King of glory? 

Jehovah of hosts, 

He is the King of glory. 



David Brings the Ark of the Covenant into Zion 

David Goes after the Ark. When king David had established 
himself in Jerusalem, he said to the children of Israel : "Let 
us bring again the Ark of our God to us/' And all the as- 
sembly of Israel said they would do so ; for it seemed right 
in the eyes of all the people. 

And David went up with all the people of Israel to a 
place in Judah, called Baalah, to bring from thence the Ark 
of God Jehovah. And they carried the Ark of God upon a 
new cart, and brought it out of the house of a man by the 
name of Abinadab. Two men drove the cart. Their names 
were Uzza and Ahio. And David and all Israel rejoiced be- 
fore God with songs and harps and psalteries and timbrels 
and with cymbals and trumpets. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



249 



27. Darvid var David kladd i en 
kapa av fint linne; sa voro ock 
alia leviterna, som buro arken, sa 
ock sangarna och Kenanja, som 
anforde sangarna, nar de buro. 
Och darjamte bar David en linne- 
efod. 

28. Och hela Israel .hamtade 
upp Herrens forbundsark under 
jubel och basuners ljud; och man 
blaste i trumpeter och slog cym- 
baler och lat psaltare och harpor 
ljuda. 

* * * * 

3. Vera far ga upp pa Herrens 
berg, och vem far trada in i hans 
helgedom? 

4. Den som har oskyldiga han- 

der och rent hjarta, 
den som icke vander sin sjal till 

logn 
och den som icke svar falskt. 



5. Han skall undfa valsignelse 
av Herren och rattfardighet av 
sin fralsnings Gud. 

6. Sadant ar det slakte, som 
fragar efter honom; 

de som soka ditt ansikte, de aro 
Jakobs barn. Sela. 

7. Hojen, I portar, edra huvu- 

den, 
hojen eder, I eviga dorrar, 
for att arans konung m§, draga 

darin. 

8. Vem ar da arans konung? 
Det ar Herren, stark och valdig. 
Herren, valdig i strid. 

9. Hojen, I portar, edra huvu- 

den, 
hojen dem, I eviga dorrar, 
for att arans konung ma. draga 

darin. 

10. Vem ar da denne arans ko- 

nung? 
Det ar Herren Sebaot; 
han ar arans konung. Sela. 



David forer forbundsarken in i Sion 

David forer forbundsarken in i Sion. Nar David hade stad- 
fast sig i Jerusalem, sade han till Israels barn: "Lat oss 
flytta var Guds ark till oss." Och hela forsamlingen sva- 
rade, att man skulle gora sa, ty forslaget behagade hela 
folket. 



David drager ut efter arken. Och David drog upp med hela 
Israel till en plats i Juda, som hette Baala, for att darif ran 
fora upp Herrens ark. Och de satte Guds ark pa en vagn, 
och forde den bort fran Abinadabs hus. Tva man korde 
vagnen. De hette Ussa och A jo. Och David och hela Israel 
frojdade sig infor Herren av all makt med sanger och med 
harpor, psaltare, pukor, cymbaler och trumpeter. 



250 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Ark Remains with Obed-edotn. On the way, Uzza put 
forth his hand to hold the Ark, for the oxen drawing the 
cart stumbled. Uzza died. David was displeased with God 
because he had stricken Uzza. And David was afraid that 
day, saying: "How shall I bring the Ark of God home to 
me?" So David moved not the Ark into the city of David, 
but carried it aside into the house of a man, whose name 
was Obed-edom. And the Ark remained with the family of 
Obed-edom in his house three months : and Jehovah blessed 
the house of Obed-edom. 

David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem. But David prepared a 
place for the Ark of God in Jerusalem, and pitched a tent 
for it. And David said : "None ought to carry the Ark of 
God but the Levites : for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry 
it, and to minister unto him." So David gathered together 
the Levites, and the priests, and they sanctified themselves 
to bring up the Ark to Jerusalem. And David and the elders 
of Israel and the captains over thousands went with the 
Levites to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah out 
of the house of Obed-edom. They went with great joy. And 
the Levites bare the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah upon 
their shoulders, with the staves thereon, as Moses had com- 
manded, according to the word of Jehovah. And they 
brought the Ark into the tent that David had pitched for 
it, and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings be- 
fore God. And the king blessed the children of Israel in 
the name of Jehovah. 

And David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, and all 
the Levites that bare the Ark, and the singers, and Chen- 
aniah the master of the song with the singers, and David, 
too, had on an ephod of linen. 

Thus all Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant with 
shouting and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, 
and with symbals, sounding aloud the praises of God with 
psalteries and harps. 



BIBLE BIOORAPHIE S 251 

Arken hos Obed-Edom. Nar de voro komna ett sty eke pa 

vagen, stack Ussa ut sin hand mot arken for att stodja den, 
ty oxarna, som drogo vagnen, snavade. Ussa dog. David 
blev ond till sinnes. Han betogs av sadan fruktan for Gud 
den dagen, att han sade: "Hum skulle jag toras lata fora 
Guds ark till mig?" Och David lat icke flytta in arken 
till sig i Davids stad, utan lat satta in den i huset hos en 
man, som hette Obed-Edom. Sedan blev Guds ark kvar vid 
Obed-Edoms hus i tre manader, och Herren valsignade 0- 
bed-Edoms hus. 



David forer arken till Jerusalem. Men David beredde en 
en plats for Guds ark i Jerusalem och slog upp ett talt at 
den. Och David sade: "Inga andra an leviterna ma bara 
Guds ark ; ty dem har Herren utvalt till att bara Guds ark 
och till att gora tjanst infor honom." Darfor samlade Da- 
vid leviterna och prasterna, och de fingo helga sig till att 
fora arken upp till Jerusalem. Och David och de aldste i 
Israel och hovitsmannen gingo med leviterna for att hamta 
Herrens ark upp ur Obed-Edmos hus. De gingo under 
stort jubel. Och, sasom Mose hade bjudit, enligt Herrens 
befallning, buro nu leviterna Guds ark med stanger, som 
vilade pa deras axlar. Och de buro arken in i taltet, som 
David hade slagit upp at den, och framburo darefter brann- 
offer och tackoffer infor Herrens ansikte. Och konun- 
gen valsignade Israels barn i Herrens namn. 

Darvid var David kladd i en kapa av fint linne ; sa voro 
ock alia leviterna, som buro arken, sa ock sangarna och Ke- 
nan j a, som anforde sangarna, och darjamte bar David en 
linne-efod. 

Och hela Israel hamtade upp Herrens forbundsark un- 
der jubel och basuners ljud; och man blaste i trumpeter och 
slog cymbaler och prisade Herren med psaltare och harpor. 



252 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 44 



TEXT: 2 SAM. 12:1—7; PS. 51: 4—11 



1. And Jehovah sent Nathan un- 
to David. And he came unto him, 
and said unto him, There were 
two men in one city; the one rich, 
and the other poor. 

2. The rich man had exceeding 
many flocks and herds; 

3. but the poor man had no- 
thing, save one little ewe lamb, 
which he had bought and nour- 
ished up : and it grew up together 
with him, and with his children; 
it did eat of his own morsel, and 
drank his own cup, and lay in his 
bosom and was unto him as a 
daughter. 

4. And there came a traveller 
unto the rich man, and he spared 
to take of his own flock and of his 
own herd, to dress for the way- 
faring man that was come unto 
him, but took the poor man's lamb, 
and dressed it for the man that 
was come to him. 

5. And David's anger was great- 
ly kindled against the man; and 
he said to Nathan, As Jehovah 
liveth, the man that hath done 
this is worthy to die: 

6. and he shall restore the lamb 
fourfold, because he did this thing, 
and because he had no pity. 

7. And Nathan said to David, 
Thou art the man. 

* * * * 

4. Against thee, thee only, have 

I sinned, 
And done that which is evil in 

thy sight; 
That thou mayest be justified 

when thou speakest, 
And be clear when thou 

judgest. 

5. Behold, I was brought forth in 

iniquity ; 
And in sin did my mother con- 
ceive me. 



1. Och Herren sande Natan till 
David. Nar han kom in till ho- 
nom, sade han till honom: "Tva 
man bodde i samma stad; den 
ene var rik och den andre fattig. 

2.. Den rike hade far och fakre- 
atur i stor myckenhet. 

3. Men den fattige hade icke 
mer an ett enda litet lamm, som 
han hade kopt; han uppfodde det, 
och det vaxte upp hos honom och 
hans soner, tillsammans med 
dem: det, at av hans brbdstycke 
och drack ur hans bagare och lag 
i hans famn och var for honom 
sasom en dotter. 

4. Sa kom en vagfarande till 
den rike mannen; da nandes han 
icke taga av sina far och fakrea- 
tur for att tillreda at den resan- 
de, som hade kommit till honom, 
utan han tog den fattige mannens 
lamm och tillredde det at man- 
nen, som hade kommit till ho- 
nom." 

5. Da upptandes Davids vrede 
storligen mot den mannen, och 
han sade till Natan: "Sa sant 
Herren lever: dodens barn ar 
den man, som har gjort detta. 

6. Och lammet skall han ersat- 
ta fyradubbelt, darfor att han 
gjorde sadant, och eftersom han 
var sa obarmhartig.'' 

7. Men Natan sade till David: 
"Du ar den mannen. 



6. Mot dig allena har jag syndat 
och gjort, vad ont ar i dina ogon; 
pa det att du ma finnas rattfardig 

i dina ord 
och rattvis i dina domar. 

7. Se, i synd ar jag fodd, 

och i synd har min moder avlat 
mig. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



253 




The Repentant King 

[Den botfiirdige konungen) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

1 John 1 : 9 

If we confess our sins, he is 
faithful and righteous to forgive 
us our sins, and to cleanse us from 
all unrighteousness. 



MEMORY WORK 
Ps. 46:10, 11 

Be still, and know that I am God: 

I will be exalted among the na- 
tions, I will be exalted in 
the earth. 

Jehovah of hosts it with us; 

The God of Jacob is our refuge. 

Repeat verses 1-11. 

TaNKESPRAK 

1 Joh. 1:9 

Om vi bekanna vara synder, sa 
ar han trofast och rattfardig, sa 
att han forlater oss vara synder 
och renar oss fran all orattfardig- 
het. 

MINNESARBETE 
Ps. 46: 11, 12 

Bliven stilla, och besinnen, att jag 

ar Gud; 
hog varder jag bland hedningarna, 

hog pa jorden. 
Herren Sebaot ar med oss, Jakobs 

Gud ar var borg. 

Repetera verserna 2-12. 



6. Behold, thou desirest truth in 

the inward parts; 
And in the hidden part thou 
wilt make me to know wis- 
dom. 

7. Puftfy me with hyssop, and I 

shall be clean: 
Wash me, and I shall be 
whiter than snow. 

8. Make me to hear joy and glad- 

ness, 
That the bones which thou 
hast broken may rejoice. 

9. Hide thy face from my sins, 
And blot out all mine iniqui- 
ties. 



8. Du har ju behag till sanning 

i hjartegrunden; 
sa lar mig da vishet i mitt inner- 
sta. 

9. Skara mig med isop, s§, att 

jag varder ren; 
tv& mig, sa. att -jag bliver vitare 
an sno. 

10. Lat mig fbrnimma frojd och 

gladje, 
lat de ben, som du har krossat, fa 
frojda sig. 

11. Vand bort ditt ansikte fran 

mina synder, 
och utplana alia missgarningar. 



254 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

10. Create in me a clean heart, O 11. Cast me not away from thy 

God; presence; 

And renew a right spirit And take not thy holy Spirit 

within me. from me. 

David's Sin and Confession 

God Sends His Prophet to Convict David of Sin. David was 
a king who feared God and loved his commandments, but 
one day he fell into deep sin. He stole another man's wife 
from him, and sent the man into battle. The man was killed. 
This displeased God very much. He sent his prophet 
Nathan to David to talk with him about it. 

Nathan's Parable. Nathan spoke to David in a parable, say- 
ing : "There were two men in one city : the one rich and the 
other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and 
herds; but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe 
lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew 
up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of 
his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his 
bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. And there came a 
traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own 
flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man 
that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and 
dressed it for the man that was come to him." 

David's Judgment. When David had listened to Nathan's 
story, his anger was kindled against the man who had taken 
the poor man's lamb. David did not know that it was a 
parable. He said to Nathan : "As Jehovah liveth, the man 
that hath done this is worthy to die, and he shall restore the 
lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had 
no pity." 

Nathan Accuses David. And Nathan said to David : "Thou 
art the man !" And David knew that Nathan was telling the 
truth. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 255 

12. Skapa i mig, Gud, ett rent 13. Forkasta mig icke fran ditt 

hjarta, och giv mig pa nytt en ansikte, 

frimodig ande. och tag icke din helige Ande ifran 

mig. 

Davids synd och bekannelse 

Gud sdnder sin profet att overbevisa David om synd. Da- 
vid var en konung, som fruktade Gud och alskade Guds bud. 
Men en dag foil han i djup synd. Han tog en annan mans 
hustru fran honom och sande mannen ut i strid. Mannen 
dodades i striden. 

Detta misshagade Gud mycket. Han sande darfor sin 
profet, Natan, till David for att tala med honom om saken. 

Natans liknelse. Natan talade till David i en liknelse. Han 
sade : "En gang bodde tva man i samma stad ; den ene var 
rik och den andre fattig. Den rike hade far och fakreatur 
i stor myckenhet. Men den fattige hade icke mer an ett 
<enda litet lamm, som han hade kopt. Han hade uppf ott det, 
och det vaxte upp hos honom och hans soner, tillsammans 
med dem. Det at av hans brodstycke och drack ur hans 
bagare och lag i hans famn och var for honom sasom en 
dotter. Sa kom en vagfarande till den rike mannen ; da nan- 
des han icke taga av sina far och fakreatur for att tillreda 
at den resande, som hade kommit till honom, utan han tog 
den fattige mannens lamm och tillredde det at mannen, som 
hade kommit till honom." 

Davids dom over forbrytaren. Da David hade lyssnat till 
Natans berattelse, upptandes hans vrede mot mannen, som 
tagit den fattige mannens lamm. David visste icke, att det 
var en liknelse, som Natan talat. Han sade till Natan : "Sa 
sant Herren lever: dodens man ar den man, som har gjort 
detta. Och lammet skall han ersatta fyradubbelt, darfor att 
han gjorde sadant och eftersom han var sa obarmhartig." 

Natan anklagar David. Men Natan sade till David: "Du 
ar den mannen \" Och David fornam, att Natan talade san- 
ning. 



256 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

David Prays for Forgiveness. And David said unto Nathan : 
"I have sinned against Jehovah." Then Nathan told David 
that God would have mercy on David's life, but that he 
would also punish him for his sin. 

David prayed to God for forgiveness. He said : 
"Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; and 
in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. 
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and 
I shall be whither than snow .... 

Blot out all mine iniquities, create in me a clean heart 
God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not 
away from, thy presence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit from 
me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and up- 
hold me with a willing spirit. Then will I teach transgres- 
sors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee." 



LESSON 45 

TEXT: 2 SAM. 7: 1—16 

1. And it came to pass, when 1. Da nu konungen satt i sitt 
the king dwelt in his house, and hus, sedan Herren hade latit ho- 
Jehovah had given him rest from nom fa ro runt omkring for alia 
all his enemies round about, hans fiender, 

2. that the king said unto Na- . . . .... , . ... 

than the prophet, See now, I dwell „ c 2 ' sade 1 han *" jrofeten Natan: 

a house of cedar, but the ark S .. e ' J a J b ° r ■ e " hus av f ed u er " 

tra, under det att Guds ark bor 

i ett talt." 



in 

of God dwelleth within curtains. 

3. And Nathan said to the king, 
Go, do all that is in thy heart; for 3. Natan sade till konungen: 
Jehovah is with thee. "Valan, gor allt vad du har i sin- 

4. And it came to pass the same net; ty Herren ar med dig." 
night, that the word of Jehovah . .. , 

came unto Nathan, saying, J Men om natten kom Herrens 

5. Go and tell my servant David. ord t,M Natan 5 han sade: 
Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou 5. "Ga och sag till min tjanare 
build me a house for me to dwell David: Sa sager Herren: Skulle 
in? du bygga mig ett hus att bo i? 

6. For | have not dwelt in a 6. Jag har ju icke bott i nagot 
house since the day that I brought hus allt ifran den dag, da jag for- 
up the children of Israel out of de Israels barn upp ur Egypten, 
Egypt, even to this day, but have anda till denna dag, utan jag har 
walked in a tent and In a taber- flyttat omkring i ett talt, i ett ta- 
nacle. bernakel. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



257 



David beder om forldtelse. David sade till Natan : "Jag 
har syndat mot Herren." Da talade Natan om for David, att 
Gud skulle skona hans liv, men straff skulle komma till hans 
hus, sasom en foljd av Davids synd. 

Och David bad Gud om forlatelse. Han sade : 
"Du har ju behag till sanning i hjartegrunden; sa lar 
mig da vishet i mitt innersta. Skara mig med isop, sa att 
jag varder ren; tva mig, sa att jag bliver vitare an sno. 
Utplana alia mina missgarningar. Skapa i mig, Gud, ett 
rent hjarta, och giv mig pa nytt en frimodig ande. Forkas- 
ta mig icke fran ditt ansikte, och tag icke din helige Ande 
if ran mig. Lat mig ater fa frojdas over din fralsning, och 
uppehall mig med villighetens ande. Da skall jag lara 
overtradarna dina vagar, och syndarna skola omvanda sig 
till dig." 



LAXAN 45 




Nathan Conveys the Covenant Promises to 
David 

(Natan brhigar David Guds forbundsloften) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Luke 1:32 

He shall be great, and shall be 

called the Son of the Most High: 

and the Lord God shall give unto 

him the throne of his father David. 

MEMORY WORK 

The Forty-sixth Psalm. 

TaNKESPRaK 

Luk. 1:32 
Han skall bliva stor och kallas 
den Hogstes Son, och Herren Gud 
skall giva honom hans fader Da- 
vids tron. 



MINNESARBETE 

Den fyrtiosjatte psalmen. 



258 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



7. In all places wherein I have 
walked with all the children of 
Israel, spake I a word with any of 
the tribes of Israel, whom I com- 
manded to be shepherd of my 
people Israel, saying, Why have 
ye not built me a house of cedar? 

8. Now therefore thus shalt 
thou say unto my servant David, 
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I 
took thee from the sheepcote, 
from following the sheep, that 
thou shouldest be prince over my 
people, over Israel; 

9. and I have been with thee 
whithersoever thou wentest, and 
have cut off all thine enemies 
from before thee; and I will make 
thee a great name, like unto the 
name of the great ones that are 
in the earth. 

10. And I will appoint a place 
for my people Israel, and will 
plant them, that they may dwell 
in their own place, and be moved 
no more; neither shall the chil- 
dren of wickedness afflict them 
any more, as at the first, 



11. And as from the day that I 
commanded judges to be over my 
people Israel; and I will cause 
thee to rest from all thine ene- 
mies. Moreover Jehovah telleth 
thee that Jehovah will make thee 
a house. 

12. When thy days are fulfilled, 
and thou shalt sleep with thy 
fathers, I will set up thy seed 
after thee, that shall proceed out 
of thy bowels, and I will establish 
his kingdom. 

13. He shall build a house for 
my name, and I will establish the 
throne of his kingdom for ever. 

14. I will be his father, and he 
shall be my son: if he commit 
iniquity, I will chasten him with 
the rod of men, and with the 
stripes of the children of men; 

15. but my lovingkindness shall 
not depart from him, as I took it 
from Saul, whom I put away be- 
fore thee. 

16. And thy house and thy king- 
dom shall be made sure for ever 
before thee: thy throne shall be 
established for ever. 



God's Covenant with David 



David Decides to Build a House of God. And it came to pass 
when David dwelt in his house in Jerusalem, and Jehovah 
had given him peace with all his enemies round about, that 
the king said to the prophet Nathan: "See, I dwell in a 
house of cedar, but the Ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 
And Nathan said to the king : "Go, do all that is in thy heart 
for Jehovah is with thee:" 

God Talks to Nathan About It. The same night God said to 
Nathan: "Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jeho- 
vah : Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in ? For I 
have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



259 



7. Har jag da. nagonsin, var- 
helst jag flyttade omkring med 
alia Israels barn, talat och sagt 
sa till nagon enda av Israels 
stammar, som jag har forordnat 
till herde for mitt folk Israel: 
'Varfor haven I icke byggt mig 
ett hus av cedertra?' 

8. Och nu skall du saga sa till 
min tjanare David: Sa sager 
Herren Sebaot: Fran betesmar- 
ken, dar du foljde faren, har jag 
hamtat dig, for att du skulle bli- 
va en furste over mitt folk Israel. 

9. Och jag har varit med dig 
pa. alia dina vagar och utrotat al- 
ia dina fiender for dig. Och jag 
vill gora dig ett namn, sa. stort 
som de storstes namn pa. jorden. 

10. Jag skall bereda en plats at 
mitt folk Israel och plantera det, 
sa att det far bo kvar dar, utan 
att vidare bliva oroat. Orattfar- 
diga manniskor skola icke mer 
fbrtrycka det, sasom fordom 
skedde, 

11. och s&som det har varit allt 
ifr&n den tid, d& jag forordnade 



domare over mitt folk Israel; och 
jag skall lata dig f& ro for alia 
dina fiender. Sa. forkunnar nu 
Herren for dig, att Herren skall 
uppbygga ett hus at dig. 

12. Nar din tid ar ute och du 
vilar hos dina fader, skall jag ef- 
ter dig upphbja den son, som 
skall utga ur ditt liv; och jag 
skall befasta hans konungadome. 

13. Han skall bygga ett hus at 
mitt namn, och jag skall befasta 
hans konungatron for evig tid. 

14. Jag skall vara hans fader, 
och han skall vara min son, sa att 
jag visserligen, om han gor nagot 
ilia, skall straffa honom med ris, 
sasom manniskor plaga tuktas, 
och med plagor, sadana som hem- 
soka manniskors barn; 

15. men min n&d skall icke vi- 
ka ifran honom, s^som jag lat den 
vika ifrau Saul, vilken jag lat vi- 
ka undan for dig. 

16. Ditt hus och ditt konunga- 
dome skola bliva bestandande in- 
for dig till evig tid, ja, din tron 
skall vara befast for evig tid." 



Guds forbund med David 



David beslutar sig for att bygga ett hus at Herren. Da nu 

David satt i sitt hus i Jerusalem, sedan Herren hade latit ho- 
nom fa ro runt omkring for alia hans fiender, sade han till 
profeten Natan: "Se, jag bor i ett hus av cedertra, under 
det att Guds ark bor i ett talt." Och Natan sade till konun- 
gen : "Valan, gor allt vad du har i sinnet ; ty Herren ar med 
dig." 

Gud talar med Natan darom. Samma natt sade Gud till 
Natan : "Ga och sag till min tjanare David : Sa sager Her- 
ren : 'Skulle du bygga mig ett hus att bo i ? Jag har ju icke 
bott i nagot hus allt ifran den dag, da jag forde Israels barn 



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the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but 
have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle." And God told 
Nathan to ask David if he ever knew of a time when God 
had asked his people to build him a house of cedar. 

And God said to Nathan: "Now therefore thus shalt 
thou say unto my servant David. : Thus saith Jehovah of 
hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the 
sheep, that thou shouldst be prince over my people Israel; 
and I have been with thee withersoever thou wentest, and 
have cut off all they enemies from before thee; and I will 
make thee a great name, like unto the names of the great 
ones that are in the earth. 

"And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and 
will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and 
be moved no more ; neither shall the children of wickedness 
afflict them any more, as at first. 

God Promises to Establish the House of David Forever. 

"Moreover Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee 
a house. When thy days are fullfilled, and thou shalt sleep 
with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, and I 
will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my 
name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for- 
ever. 

"And I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he 
commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, 
and with the stripes of the children of men, but my loving- 
kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, 
whom I put away before thee. 

"And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for 
ever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever." 

Nathan Brings God's Promise to David. According to all 
these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan 
speak unto David. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 261 

upp ur Egypten, anda till denna dag, utan jag har flyttat 
om kring i talt, i ett tabernakel.' " Och Gud bjod Natan 
fraga David, om han nagonsin kunde erinra sig en tid, da 
Gud hade bett Israels barn bygga honom ett hus av ceder- 
tra. 

Och Gud sade vidare till Natan : "Och nu skall du saga 
sa till min tjanare David: Sa sager Herren Sebaot: Fran 
betesmarken, dar du foljde faren, har jag ham tat dig, for 
att du skulle bli en furste over mitt folk Israel. Och jag har 
varit med dig pa alia dina vagar och utrotat alia dina fien- 
der fore dig. Och jag vill gora dig ett namn. sa stort som 
de storstas namn pa jorden. 

Gud lovar faststalla Davids hus for evigt. Jag skall bere- 
da en plats at mitt folk Israel och plantera det, sa att det far 
bo kvar dar utan att vidare bliva utrotat. Orattfardiga 
manniskor skola icke mer fortrycka det, sasom fordom sked- 
de. 

Sa forkunnar nu Herren for dig, att Herren skall upp- 
bygga ett hus at dig. 

Nar din tid ar ute och du vilar hos dina fader, skall jag 
efter dig upphoja den son, som skall utga ur ditt liv; och 
jag skall befasta hans konungadome. Han skall bygga ett 
hus at mitt namn, och jag skall befasta hans konungatron 
for evig tid. 

Jag skall vara hans fader och han skall vara min son. 
Visserligen, om han gor nagot ont, skall jag straff a honom 
med ris, sasom manniskor plaga tuktas, och med plagor, sa- 
dana som hemsoka manniskors barn ; men min nad skall ic- 
ke vika if ran honom, sasom jag lat den vika fran Saul, vil- 
ken jag lat vika undan for dig. 

Ditt hus och ditt konungadome skola bliva bestaende in- 
for dig till evig tid; ja, din tron skall vara befast till evig 
tid." 



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David felt unworthy of God's great promise. He went 
before God and poured out his heart to him in prayer. He 
ended his prayer with the words: "0 Lord Jehovah, thou 
hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy 
servant be blessed forever/' 



LESSON 46 



TEXT: 1 KINGS 3: 5—14 



5. In Gibeon Jehovah appeared 
to Solomon in a dream by night; 
and God said, Ask what I shall 
give thee. 

6. And Solomon said, Thou hast 
showed unto thy servant David 
my father great lovingkindness, 
according as he walked before 
thee in truth, and in righteous- 
ness, and in uprightness of heart 
with thee; and thou hast kept for 
him his great lovingkindness, that 
thou hast given him a son to sit 
on his throne, as it is this day. 

7. And now, O Jehovah my God, 
thou hast made thy servant king 
instead of David my father: and I 
am but a little child; I know not 
how to go out or come in. 

8. And thy servant is in the 
midst of thy people which thou 
hast chosen, a great people, that 
cannot be numbered nor counted 
for multitude. 

9. Give thy servant therefore an 
understanding heart to judge thy 
people, that I may discern be- 
tween good and evil; for who is 
able to judge this thy great 
people? 

10. And the speech pleased the 
Lord, that Solomon had asked this 
thing. 

11. And God said unto him, Be- 
cause thou hast asked this thing, 
and hast not asked for thyself 
long life, neither hast asked 



5. I Gibeon uppenbarade sig nu 
Herren for Salomo i en drom om 
natten; Gud sade: "Bed mig om 
vad du vill, att jag skall giva 
dig." 

6. Salomo svarade: "Du har 
gjort stor nad mot din tjanare, 
min fader David, eftersom han 
vandrade infor dig i trohet, ratt- 
fardighet och rattsinnighet mot 
dig. Och du bevarade at honom 
denna stora nad och gav honom 
en son till eftertradare pa hans 
tron, sasom ju nu har skett. 

7. Ja, nu har du, Herre, min 
Gud, gjort din tjanare till konung 
efter min fader David; men jag 
ar en helt ung man, som icke ratt 
forstar att vara ledare och anfo- 
rare. 

8. Och din tjanare ar har bland 
ditt folk, det som du har utvalt, 
ett foik, som ar si talrikt, att det 
icke kan raknas eller taljas for 
sin myckenhets skull. 

9. Sa giv nu din tjanare ett 
horsamt hjarta, sa att han kan 
vara domare for ditt folk och skil- 
ja mellan gott och ont; ty vem 
forniar val eljest att vara doma- 
re for detta ditt stora folk?" 

10. Detta, att Salomo bad om 
sadant, tacktes Herren. 

11. Och Gud sade till honom: 
"Eftersom du har bett om sadant 
och icke bett om l&ngt liv, ej hel- 
ler bett om rikedom eller bett om 



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263 



Natan frambar Guds lofte till David. Alldeles i overens- 
stammelse med dessa ord och med denna syn talade nu Na- 
tan till David. 

David kande sig ovardig Guds stora lofte. Han gick fram 
infor Herren och tomde sitt hjarta i bon. Han slutade sin 
bon med orden: "Ja, du, Herre, Herre, har lovat det, och 
genom din valsignelse skall din tjanares hus bliva valsignat 
evinnerligen. ,, 



LAXAN 46 




Solomon's Dream at Gibeon 

(Saloraos drora i Gibeon) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 110:10 

The fear of Jehovah is the begin- 
ning of wisdom; 

A good understanding have all 
they that do his command- 
ments. 



MEMORY WORK 

Job 28: 20, 23 

Whence then cometh wisdom? 

And where is the place of under- 
standing? 

God understandeth the way there- 
of, 

And he knoweth the place thereof. 



TaNKESPRaK 

Ps. 110:10 

Herrens fruktan ar vishetens be- 

gynnelse, 
ett gott fbrstand fa alia de, som 

gora darefter. 



MINNESARBETE 

Job 28:20, 23 

Ja, visheten, varifran kommer val 

hon, 
och var har forstandet sin boning? 
Gud, han ar den, som kanner va- 

gen till henne, 
han ar den, som vet, var hon har 

sin boning. 



264 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

riches for thyself, nor hast asked 13. And I have also given thee 

the life of thine enemies, but hast that which thou hast not asked, 

asked for thyself understanding both riches and honor, so that 

to discern justice; there shall not be any among the 

12. behold, I have done accord- kings like unto thee, all thy days, 
ing to thy word: lo, I have given 

thee a wise and an understanding 14. And if thou wilt walk in my 

heart; so that there hath been ways, to keep my statutes and my 

none like thee before thee, neither commandments, as thy father 

after thee shall any arise like unto David did walk, then I will 

thee. lengthen thy days. 



The Young Ruler Prays for Wisdom 

David's Death. When David grew old and he knew that he 
soon must die, he called his son Solomon to him and said: 
"I am going the way of all the. earth ; be thou strong there- 
fore and show thyself a man, and keep the charge of Jeho- 
vah thy God, to walk in his ways and keep his command- 
ments, . . . that thou may est prosper in all that thou doest." 

And after reigning over his people for forty years, Da- 
vid died and was buried in the city of David. 

Solomon Becomes King After David. At his father's com- 
mand Solomon was anointed king over Israel before David's 
death. And there was great rejoicing in Israel when Solo- 
mon became king. Solomon's name meant "peace," and 
when he began to reign over Israel, the nation was at its 
height of greatness and glory.. It required a very wise man 
to rule the kingdom and keep it in peace and prosperity. 

Solomon's Prayer at Gibeon. And Solomon loved Jehovah 
and walked in the ways of his father David. He went one 
day to a place in the hills, called Gibeon, to sacrifice there, 
for that was the great high place. He offered a thousand 
burnt-offerings upon that altar. 



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dina fienders liv, utaii har belt 13. Dartill giver jag dig ock, 

om att fa forstand till att akta pa vad du icke har bett om, namli- 

vad ratt ar, gen bade rikedom och ara, sa att 

i all din tid ingen konung skall 

12. se, darfor vill jag gbra sa- vara din like, 

som du onskar; se, jag giver dig 14. Och om du vandrar pa mi- 

ett sa vist och forstandigt hjar- na vagar, sa att du haller. mina 

ta, att din like icke har funnits stadgar och bud, sasom din fader 

fore dig, och att din like ej heller David gjorde, da skall jag lata 

skall uppsta efter dig. dig lange leva." 



Den unge konungen beder om vishet 

Davids dod. Nar David blev gammal och kande, att han 
snart maste do, kallade han till sig sin son Salomo och sade : 
"Jag gar nu all varldens vag; sa var da frimodig och visa 
dig sasom en man. Och hall vad Herren, din Gud, bjuder 
dig halla, sa att du vandrar pa hans vagar och haller hans 
stadgar, ... pa det att du ma hava framgang i allt vad du 
gor." 

Da han- hade regerat over sitt folk i fyrtio ar, dog Da- 
vid och blev begraven i Davids stad. 

Salomo eftertrader David sasom konung i Israel. Pa sin 

fader Davids befallning blev Salomo smord till konung over 
Israel redan fore Davids dod. Och det var stor frojd i Is- 
rael, nar Salomo blev konung. Salomos namn betyder "frid", 
och da han borjade regera over Israel, stod nationen pa 
hojdpunkten av makt och glans. Det kravde en mycket vis 
man att styra riket och vidmakthalla frid och valstand. 

Salomos bon i Gibeon. Och Salomo alskade Herren och vand- 
rade efter sin fader Davids stadgar. En dag gick han till 
Gibeon, i bergstrakten, for att offra dar, ty detta var den 
fornamsta offerhojden. Han offrade tusen brannoffer pa 
altaret i Gibeon. 



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There in Gibeon God appeared unto Solomon in a dream 
by night; and God said : "Ask what I shall give thee." And 
Solomon said: "Thou hast shown unto thy servant David 
my father great loving kindness, according as he walked be- 
fore thee in truth, and in righteousness, . . . O, Jehovah 
my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David 
my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to 
go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy 
people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot 
be numbered nor counted for multitude. 

"Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to 
judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil ; 
for who is able to judge this thy great people?" 

God Answers Solomon's Prayer. Solomon's prayer pleased 
God. And God said unto him : "Because thou hast asked this 
thing and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast 
asked for riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine 
enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern 
justice ; behold, I have done according to thy word : lo, I have 
given thee a wise and understanding heart; so that there 
hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall 
arise any like unto thee. And I have also given thee that 
which thou hast not asked, both riches and honor, so that 
there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all thy 
days. And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes 
and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then 
I will lengthen thy days." 



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Och dar i Gibeon uppenbarade sig Herren for Salomo i 
en drom om natten. Gud sade: "Bed mig om vad du vill, 
att jag skall giva dig." Och Salomo sade: "Du har gjort 
stor nad mot din tjanare, min fader David, eftersom han 
vandrade infor dig i trohet och rattfardighet . . . Nu har 
du, Herre, min Gud, gjort mig, din tjanare, till konung ef- 
ter min fader David ; men jag ar en helt ung man, som icke 
ratt for star att vara ledare och anforare. Och din tjanare 
ar har bland ditt folk, det som du har utvalt, ett folk, som 
ar sa talrikt, att det icke kan raknas eller taljas for sin 
myckenhets skull. 

Sa giv nu din tjanare ett horsamt hjarta, sa att han kan 
vara domare for ditt folk och skilja mellan gott och ont; 
ty vem formar val el jest att vara domare for detta ditt stora 
folk?" 

Gud besvarar Salomos bon. Salomos bon behagade Gud. 
Och Gud sade till honom : "Eftersom du har bett om sadant 
och icke bett om langt liv, ej heller bett om rikedom eller 
bett om dina f ienders liv, utan har bett om att fa forstand 
till att akta pa vad ratt ar, se, darfor vill jag gora sasom du 
onskar; se, jag giver dig ett sa vist och forstandigt hjarta, 
att din like icke har funnits fore dig, och att din like ej hel- 
ler skall uppsta efter dig. Dartill giver jag dig ock, vad du 
icke har bett om, namligen bade rikedom och ara, sa att i 
all din tid ingen konung skall vara din like. Och om du 
vandrar pa mina vagar, sa att du haller mina stadgar och 
bud, sasom din fader David gjorde, da skall jag lata dig 
lange leva." 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 47 



TEXT: 1 KINGS 8:12-30 



12. Then spake Solomon, Jeho- 
vah hath said that he would dwell 
in the thick darkness. 

13. I have surely built thee a 
house of habitation, a place for 
thee to dwell in for ever. 

14. And the king turned his face 
about, and blessed all the as- 
sembly of Israel: and all the as- 
sembly of Israel stood. 

15. And he said, Blessed be Je- 
hovah, the God of Israel, who 
spake with his mouth unto David 
my father, and hath with his 
hand fulfilled it, saying, 

16. Since the day that I brought 
forth my people Israel out ot 
Egypt, I chose no city out of all 
the tribes of Israel to build a 
house, that my name might be 
there; but I chose David to be 
over my people Israel. 

17. Now it was in the heart of 
David, my father, to build a house 
for the name of Jehovah, the God 
of Israel. 

18. But Jehovah said unto Da- 
vid my father, Whereas it was in 
thy heart to build a house for my 
name, thou didst well that it was 
in thy heart: 

19. nevertheless thou shalt not 
build the house; but thy son that 
shall come forth out of thy loins, 
he shall build the house for my 
name. 

20. And Jehovah hath estab- 
lished his word that he spake; for 
I am risen up in the room of 
David my father, and sit on the 
throne of Israel, as Jehovah prom- 
ised, and have built the house for 
the name of Jehovah, the God of 
Israel. 

21. And there have I set a place 
for the ark, wherein is the cove- 
nant of Jehovah, which he made 
with our fathers, when he brought 
them out of the land of Egypt. 



12. Da. sade Salomo: "Herren 
har sagt, att han vill bo i tock- 
net. 

13. Jag har nu byggt ett hus 
till boning at dig, berett en plats, 
dar du ma forbliva till evig tid." 

14. Sedan vande konungen sig 
om och valsignade Israels hela 
forsamling, under det att Israels 
hela forsamling forblev st§,ende. 

15. Han sade: "Lovad vare 
Herren, Israels Gud, som med sin 
hand har fullbordat, vad han med 
sin mun lovade min fader David, 
i det han sade: 

16. 'Fran den dag, d§, jag forde 
mitt folk Israel ut ur Egypten, 
har jag icke i n&gon av Israels 
stammar utvalt en stad, till att i 
den bygga ett hus, dar mitt namn 
skulle vara; men David har jag 
utvalt till att r£,da over mitt folk 
Israel.' 

17. Och min fader David hade 
val i sinnet att bygga ett hus at 
Herrens, Israels Guds, namn; 

18. men HQrren sade till min 
fader David : 'Da. du nu har i sin- 
net att bygga ett hus at mitt 
namn, s£, gor du visserligen val 
dari, att du har detta i sinnet; 

19. dock skall du icke fa bygga 
detta hus, utan din son, den som 
har utgatt fran din land, han 
skall bygga huset at mitt namn.' 

20. Och Herren har uppfyllt det 
lofte han gav; ty jag har kommit 
upp i min fader Davids stalle och 
sitter nu p§, Israels tron, s&som 
Herren lovade, och jag har byggt 
huset at Herrens, Israels Guds, 
namn. 

21. Och dar har jag tillrett ett 
rum for arken, i vilken forvaras 
det fbrbund, som Herren slot med 
vara fader, nar han forde dem ut 
ur Egyptens land." 



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Solomon Dedicates the Tempie 
(Saiomo inviger templet) 

GOLDEN TEXT 
1 Kings 8:52 

Let thine eyes be open unto the 
supplication of thy servant, and 
unto the supplication of thy 
people Israel, to hearken unto 
them whensoever they cry unto 
thee. 



MEMORY WORK 
Job 28: 24, 25 

For he looketh to the ends of the 

earth, 
And seeth under the whole 

heaven ; 
To make a weight for the wind: 
Yea, he meteth out the waters by 

measure. 

Repeat verses 20, 23-25 

TaNKESPRaK 

1 Kon. 8:52 

Ja, lat dina ogon vara oppna 
och vanda till din tjanares och ditt 
folk Israels akallan, sa att du hor 
pa dem, sa ofta de ropa till dig. 

MINNESARBETE 
Job 28: 24, 25 

Ty han formar skada till jordens 

andar, 
allt vad som finnes under himme- 

len ser han. 
Nar han matte ut at vinden dess 

styrka 
och avvagde vattnen efter matt. 

Repetera verserna 20, 23-25. 



22. And Solomon stood before 
the altar of Jehovah in the pres- 
ence of all the assembly of Israel, 
and spread forth his hands toward 
heaven : 

23. and he said, O Jehovah, the 
God of Israel, there is no God like 
thee, in heaven above, or on earth 
beneath; who keepest covenant 
and lovingkindness with thy serv- 
ants, that walk before thee with 
ail their heart; 

24. who hast kept with thy 
servant David my father that 



22. Darefter tradde Saiomo 
fram for Herrens altare, infor Is- 
raels hela forsamling, och ut- 
rackte sina hander mot himme- 
len. 

23. och sade: "Herre, Israels 
Gud, ingen gud ar dig lik, uppe I 
himmelen eller nere pa jorden, du 
som haller forbund och bevarar 
nad mot dina tjanare, nar de 
vandra infor dig av allt sitt hjar- 
ta, 

24. du som har hallit, vad du 
lovade din tjanare David, min fa- 



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which thou didst promise him: not contain thee; how much less 

yea, thou speakest with thy this house that | have builded! 

mouth, and hast fulfilled it with 28. Yet have thou respect unto 

thy hand, as it is this day. the prayer of thy servant, and to 

25. Now therefore, O Jehovah," Ms supplication, O Jehovah my 
the God of Israel, keep with thy God > to hearken unto the cry and 
servant David my father that to the prayer which thy servant 
which thou hast promised him, prayeth before thee this day; 
saying, There shall not fail thee 29. that thine eyes may be open 
a man in my sight to sit on the toward this house night and day, 
throne of Israel, if only thy chil- even toward the place whereof 
dren take heed to their way, to thou hast said, My name shall be 
walk before me as thou hast there; to hearken unto the prayer 
walked before me. which thy servant shall pray to- 
ward this place. 

26. Now therefore, O God of Is- 30> And hearken thou to the 
rael, let thy word, I pray thee, be supplication of thy servant, and 
verified, which thou spakest unto of thy pe0 ple Israel, when they 
thy servant David my father. shall pray toward this place: yea, 

27. But will God in very deed hear thou in heaven thy dwelling- 
dwell on the earth? behold, heaven place; and when thou hearest, for- 
and the heaven of heavens can- give. 

The King Builds and Dedicates the Temple 

The Building of the Temple. During the fourth year of Solo- 
mon's reign over Israel, he commenced to build a temple 
unto Jehovah on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. 

Great cedars were felled in the forests of Lebanon in 
the northland of Tyre, and stones from the quarries in the 
mountains to the northwest were made ready for the places 
they should fill in the temple building before they were 
brought to Jerusalem. And thus the temple was built of 
stone and choice timber. And the house was built with win- 
dows and with pillars ; and round about the building, along 
its outer walls, porches were built and side chambers were 
provided. 

The temple itself was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide 
and forty-five feet high. Its floors were of cypress and its 
walls and ceilings of cedar, covered with gold. 

In it were the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies, just 
as formerly in the Tabernacle, but in the temple they were 
separated one from the other by walls of cedar, and a veil 
was hung in the doorway between the two rooms. 



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der; ty vad du nied din mun lo- 
vade, det fullbordade du med din 
hand, sasom nu har skett. 

25. Sa hall nu ock, Herre, Isra- 
els Gud, vad du lovade din tjana- 
re David, min fader, i det att du 
sade: 'Aldrig skall den tid kom- 
ma, da pa Israels tron icke infor 
mig sitter en avkomling av dig, 
om allenast dina barn hava akt 
pa sin vag, sa att de vandra infor 
rnig, sasom du har vandrat infor 
mig'. 

26. S§, lat nu, o Israels Gud, de 
ord, som du har talat till din tja- 
nare David, min fader, bliva san- 
na. 

27. Men kan da Gud verkligen 
bo pa jorden? Himlarna och him- 
larnas himmel rymma dig ju ic- 



ke; huru mycket mindre da detta 
hus, som jag har byggt! 

28. Men vand dig and& till din 
tjanares bon och akallan, Herre, 
min Gud, sa. att du hor pa. det 
rop och den bon, som din tjanare 
nu uppsander till dig, 

29. och later dina ogon natt 
och dag vara bppna och vanda 
mot detta hus — den plats, var- 
om du har sagt; 'Mitt namn skall 
vara dar' — sa att du ock hbr 
den bon, som din tjanare beder, 
vand mot denna plats. 

30. Ja, hor pa. den ^kalian, som 
din tjanare och ditt folk Israel 
uppsanda, vanda mot denna plats. 
Mk du hora den och lata den kom- 
ma upp till himmelen, dar du bor; 
och nar du hor, sa. m§, du forl&ta. 



Konungen bygger och inviger templet 

Templet bygges. I det fjarde aret av Salomos regering 6- 
ver Israel begynte han bygga Herrens tempel pa Moriaber- 
get i Jerusalem. 

Stora cedrar falldes i Libanons skogar i landet Tyrus i 
norr, och fin sten hoggs i klipporna i bergstrakterna i nord- 
vast. Allt detta tillreddes, varje bit for sin plats i templet, 
innan det fordes till Jerusalem. Templet byggdes sa av sten 
och adelt tra. Byggnaden var forsedd med fonster och pe- 
lare, och runt omkring huset, utmed dess vagg, uppfordes 
en ytterbyggnad, och dari voro sidokammare. 

Sjalva templet var nittio fot langt, trettio fot brett och 
fyrtiofem fot hogt. Dess golv voro av cypresstra och dess 
vaggar och tak av cedertra, betackt med guld. Templet ut- 
gjordes av det heliga och det allraheligaste, alldeles som 
tabernaklet, men de skildes nu at av cederbjalkar, och ett 
forhange bekladde dorroppningen mellan rummen. 



272 BIB LE BIOGRAPHIE S 

All the furnishings of the temple were of precious met- 
als. Its vessels were of copper and gold. 

There was an inner court and around this, as around 
the Tabernacle, was an outer court, surrounding the whole 
of it. But this court was closed in by a wall of stone and 
cedar timbers. 

Thousands of workmen built the temple. It took seven 
years to build it. It was a magnificent and beautiful build- 
ing. Solomon was a great and wise architect. 

Solomon Dedicates the Temple. When the temple was fin- 
ished, Solomon had the Ark of the Covenant brought up to 
it. When it was placed in its sacred spot in the Holy of 
Holies, the whole temple was filled with the glory of Jeho- 
vah. 

Then Solomon gathered together all the people of Israel 
to a service of dedication. Solomon said to God: "I have 
surely built thee a house of habitation, a place for thee to 
dwell in forever." 

Thereupon he turned his face about and blessed all the 
assembly of Israel. And while all the assembly of Israel 
remained standing before him, he told the people of his 
father David's wish to build this house unto God, and of 
God's promise to David that his son instead should build it. 

Solomon's Prayer. And Solomon stood before the altar of 
Jehovah in the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his 
hands toward heaven, and said : "O Jehovah, the God of Is- 
rael, there is no God like thee, in heaven above or on earth 
beneath; who keepest covenant and loving kindness with 
thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart." 
And Solomon prayed for his people and for the king's house. 
He asked God's blessing upon the new temple. God had 
said: "My name shall be there." And Solomon prayed 
further : " Hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, 
and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this 
place ; yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 273 

Alia templets mobler voro av adlaste metall och dess 
karl av koppar och av guld. 

Dar fanns en inre forgard, och utom den, sasom omkring 
tabernaklet, var en forgard omkring det hela. Men denna 
forgard var omringad av en inhagnad av huggna stenar och 
bjalkar av cedertra. 

Tusentals manniskor byggde pa templet. Det tog sju ar 
att bygga det f ardigt, men det blev ocksa en mycket statlig 
och skon byggnad. Salomo var en maktig och vis byggmas- 
tare. 
Salomo inviger templet. Nar templet blivit fardigbyggt, lat 
Salomo fora forbundsarken ditin. Da den sattes pa sin 
plats i det allraheligaste, uppfylldes hela templet av Guds 
harlighet. 

Hela Israel forsamlade sig till en invigningsfest. Salomo 
sade till Herren: "Jag har byggt ett hus till boning at dig, 
berett en plats, dar du ma forbliva till evig tid." 

Sedan vande han sig om och valsignade Israels hela 
forsamling. Under det att Israels barns hela forsamling 
forblev staende, talade han om for dem hum det hade varit 
hans fader Davids onskan att fa bygga detta hus*at Herren, 
och huru Herren hade lovat David, att hans son i stallet skul- 
le fa gora det. 

Salomos bon. Darefter tradde Salomo infor Herrens altare, 
infor hela Israels forsamling, och utstrackte sina hander 
mot himmelen och sade : "Herre, Israels Gud, ingen gud ar 
dig lik, uppe i himmelen eller nere pa jorden, du som haller 
forbund och bevarar nad mot dina tjanare, nar de vandra 
infor dig av allt sitt hjarta." Och Salomo bad for sitt folk 
och for konungahuset. Och han nedbad Guds valsignelse 
over det nya templet. Gud hade lovat och sagt : "Mitt namn 
skall vara dar." Och Salomo bad vidare : "Ma du hora pa 
den akallan, som din tjanare och ditt folk Israel uppsanda, 
vanda mot denna plats. Ma du hora den och lata den kom- 
ma upp till himmelen, dar du bor." 



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BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



LESSON 48 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Prov. 1:10 
My son, if sinners entice thee, 
consent thou not. 



TaNKESPRaK 
Ords. 1:10 
Min son, om syndare locka dig, 
sa foij icke. 



TEXT: PROV. 1: 7-10; 23: 29-35 



7. The fear of Jehovah is the be- 

ginning of knowledge; 
But the foolish despise wis- 
dom and instruction. 

8. My son, hear the instruction of 

thy father, 
And forsake not the law of 
thy mother; 

.9. For they shall be a chaplet of 
grace unto thy head, 
And chains about thy neck. 

10. My son, if sinners entice thee, 
Consent thou not. 



7. Herrens fruktan ar begyn- 

nelsen till kunskap; 
vishet och tuktan foraktas av o- 
f ornuf tiga. • 

8. Hor, min son, din faders tuk- 

tan, 
och fdrkasta icke din moders un- 
dervisning. 

9. Ty s&dant ar en skon krans 

for ditt huvud 
och en kedja till prydnad for din 
hals. 

10. Min son, om syndare locka 

dig sa fblj icke. 



29. Who hath woe? who hath sor- 

row? who hath contentions? 
Who hath complaining? who 

hath wounds without cause? 
Who hath redness of eyes? 

30. They that tarry long at the 

wine; 
They that go to seek out mixed 
wine. 

31. Look not thou upon the wine 

when it is red, 
When it sparkleth in the cup, 
When it goeth down smoothly: 

32. At the last it biteth like a ser- 

pent, 
And stingeth like an adder. 



29. Var ar ve, var ar jammer? 
Var aro trator, var ar klagan? 
Var aro sar utan sak? 

Var aro ogon holjda i dunkel? 

30. Jo, dar man lange sitter 

kvar vid vinet, 
dar man samlas for att prova 
kryddade drycker. 

31. Sa. se da. icke pa. vinet, att 

det ar s§, rott, 
att det giver s&dan glans i baga- 

ren, 
och att det s§, latt rinner ned 

32. Pa sistone stinger det ju sa- 

som ormen, 
och likt basilisken sprutar det gift 



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275 




"Look not then upon the wine . 
sparkleth in the cup." 



MEMORY WORK 

Job 28: 26, 27 

When he made- a decree for the 
rain, 

And a way for the lightning of 
the thunder; 

Then did he see it, and declare it; 

He established it, yea, and search- 
ed it out. 

Repeat verses 20, 23-27. 



MINNESARBETE 

Job 28: 26, 27 

Nar nan stadgade en lag for reg- 

net, 
och en vag for tordonets strale, 
da sag han och uppenbarade 

henne", 
when it da lilt han henne sta fram, da ut- 

forskade han henne. 



("Sa se da icke pa. vinet . . . att det giver 
sadan glans i bagaren.") 



Repetera verserna 20, 23-27. 



33. Thine eyes shall behold 
strange things, 
And thy heart shall utter per- 
verse things. 



33. Dina ogon fa da skada sall- 
samma syner, 
och ditt hjarta talar forvanda 
ting. 



34. Yea, thou shalt be as he that 
lieth down in the midst of 
the sea, 
Or as he that lieth upon the 
top of a mast. 



34. Det ar dig sasom lage du i 
havets djup, 
eller sasom svavade du uppe i en 
mast: 



35. They have stricken me, shalt 

thou say, and I was not 

hurt; 
They have beaten me, and I 

felt it not: 
When shall I awake? I will 

seek it yet again. 



35. "De sl& mig, men det vallar 
mig ingen smarta, 
de stota mig, men jag kanner det 

icke 
Nar skall jag d& vakna upp, 
sk att jag aterigen far skaffa mig 
sadant?" 



276 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 



The Wise Man Speaks in Proverbs 

God Blesses Solomon. When Solomon had dedicated the Tem- 
ple of Jehovah, God appeared again unto him, as he had done 
at Gibeon. God told Solomon that he had heard his prayers 
and would hallow the house that Solomon had built, and if 
Solomon would keep his statutes and commandments, he 
would bless his throne for ever. But, if he failed to keep the 
commandments of Jehovah, and if Israel sought other gods, 
he would cut off Israel from the land which he had given 
them. 

The kingdom of Israel became great and prosperous un- 
der Solomon's early reign. Solomon became very rich. He 
carried on trade with many countries and he had a fleet of 
ships on the great sea, which brought gold, silver, ivory, apes 
and peacocks from Africa. He also had fourteen hundred 
chariots and twelve thousand horsemen at his beck and call. 

And Solomon was also a very wise king, whose wisdom 
was famed in many countries. Great men and kings came 
to visit Solomon, and to hear the wisdom which God had 
put into his heart. 

Solomon Gives Advice to the Young. Many of these wise 
sayings are gathered in the Book of Proverbs. 

To the young, Solomon said : 

"My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake 
not the law of thy mother: for they shall be a chaplet of 
grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. My son, 
if sinners entice thee, consent thou not." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 277 



Den vise talar i ordsprak 

Gud viilsignar Salomo. Sedan Herrens tempel blivit invigt, 
uppenbarade sig Herren ater for Salomo, sasom han hade 
gjort i Gibeon. Gud sade till Salomo, att han hade hort hans 
bon och valsignat det hus, som Salomo hade byggt. Om nu 
Salomo standigt horsammade Guds stadgar och bud, lovade 
Herren valsigna hans tron till evig tid. Men om han icke 
nolle Herrens bud, och om Israel traktade efter andra gudar, 
skulle Israels barn avskaras f ran det land, som Herren givit 
dem. 

Under Salomos tidiga regeringsar blev Israel ett maktigt 
och framgangsrikt folk. Sjalv blev Salomo mycket rik. Han 
drev handel med manga lander, och hade en handelsflotta 
pa det stora havet, som forde till honom guld, silver, elfen- 
ben, apor och pafaglar fran Afrika. Aven var han agare 
av f jorton hundra spann hastar och vagnar, och tolv tusen 
ryttare stodo under hans befallning. 

Men Salomo var ocksa en mycket vis konung, och ryktet 
om hans vishet fordes till manga lander. Stora man och 
maktiga konungar kommo for att halsa pa hos honom och 
hora den visdom, som Herren hade nedlagt i hans hjarta. 

Salomo giver rdd till de unga. Manga av Salomos visa ord 
aro samlade i Ordspraksboken. 

Till de unga sade Salomo : 

"Hor, min son, din faders tuktan, och forkasta icke din 
moders undervisning. Ty sadant ar en skon krans for ditt 
huvud och en kedja till prydnad for din hals. 

Min son, om syndare locka dig, sa folj icke.'' 



278 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

Solomon Speaks Against Strong Drink. And Solomon often 
warned against strong drink, as did other wise men. These 
are the words of the wise: 

"Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who hath strife? 
Who hath complaining? Who hath wounds without cause? 
Who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the 
wine ; they that go to seek out mixed wine. 

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it 
sparkleth in the cup, when it goeth down smoothly ; at last 
it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine 
eyes shall see strange things, and thy heart shall utter 
perverse things." 

Solomon Tells All to Seek for Wisdom, for it is Better than 
Riches, Solomon also said : "Happy is the man that f indeth 
wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the 
gaining of it is better than silver, and the profit of it than 
fine gold." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 279 

Salomo talar mot starka drycker, Och Salomo och andra 
visa man talade ofta varningens ord mot starka drycker. 
Dessa arc- de visas ord : 

"Var ar ve, var ar jammer? Var aro trator, var ar kla- 
gan ? Var aro sar utan sak? Var aro ogon hoi j da i dunkel ? 
Jo, dar man lange sitter kvar vid vinet, dar man samlas for 
att prova kryddade drycker. 

Sa se da icke pa vinet, att det ar sa rott, att det giver 
sadan glans i bagaren, och att det sa latt rinner ned. Pa sis- 
tone stinger det ju sasom ormen, och likt basilisken sprutar 
det gift. Dina ogon fa da skada sallsamma syner, och ditt 
hjarta talar forvanda ting." 

Salomo uppmanar alia att soka efter vishet, ty det ar batt- 
re an rikedom. Aven sade Salomo : "Sail ar den manniska, 
som har funnit visheten, den manniska, som undfar for- 
stand. Ty battre ar att forvarva henne an att forvarva sil- 
ver, och den vinning hon giver ar battre an guld." 



280 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 49 



TEXT: 1 KINGS 12:6-20 



6. And king Rehoboam took 
counsel with the old men, that 
had stood before Solomon his 
father while he yet lived, saying, 
What counsel give ye me to re- 
turn answer to this people? 

7. And they spake unto him, 
saying, If thou wilt be a servant 
unto this people this day, and 
wilt serve them, and answer them, 
and speak good words to them, 
then they will be thy servants for 
ever. 

8. But he forsook the counsel 
of the old men which they had 
given him, and took counsel with 
the young men that were grown 
up with him, that stood before 
him. 

9. And he said unto them, What 
counsel give ye, that we may re- 
turn answer to this people, who 
have spoken to me, saying, Make 
the yoke that thy father did put 
upon us lighter? 

10. And the young men that 
were grown up with him spake 
unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou 
say unto this people that spake 
unto thee, saying, Thy father made 
our yoke heavy, but make thou it 
lighter unto us; thus shalt thou 
speak unto them, My little finger 
is thicker than my father's loins. 



6. Da r&dforde sig konung Re- 
habeam med de gamle, som hade 
varit i tjanst hos hans fader Salo- 
mo, medan denne annu levde; 
han sade: "Vilket svar r&den I 
mig att giva detta folk?" 

7. De svarade honom och sade: 
"Om du i dag underkastar dig 
detta folk och bliver dem till 
tjanst, om du lyssnar till deras 
bon och talar goda ord till dem, 
sa skola de for alltid bliva dina 
tjanare." 

8. Men han aktade icke p§, det 
rad, som de gamle hade givit ho- 
nom, utan radforde sig med de 
unga man, som hade vuxit upp 
med honom, och som nu voro i 
hans tjanst. 

9. Han sade till dem: "Vilket 
svar raden I oss att giva detta 
folk, som har talat till mig och 
sagt: 'Latta det ok, som din fa- 
der har lagt pa oss'?" 

10. De unga mannen, som hade 
vuxit upp med honom, svarade 
honom da och sade: "S& bor du 
saga till detta folk, som har talat 
till dig och sagt: 'Din fader gjor- 
de vart ok tungt, men latta du 
det for oss' ■ — sa bor du tala till 
dem: 'Mitt minsta finger ar tjoc- 
kare an min faders land. 



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The Proud Rehoboam 

(Den stolte Rehabeam) 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Prov. 15:1 
A soft answer turneth away 

wrath; 
But a grievous word stirreth up 

anger. 



MEMORY WORK 

Job 28:28* 

And unto man he said, 

Behold, the fear of the Lord, that 
is wisdom; 

And to depart from evil is under- 
standing. 

Repeat verses 20, 23-28. 



TaNKESPRaK 

Ords. 15:1 

Ett mjukt svar stillar vrede, 
men ett hart ord kommer harm 
astad. 



MINNESARBETE 

Job 28:28 

Och till manniskorna sade han sa,: 
"Se, Herrens fruktan, det ar vis- 

het, 
och att fly det onda ar forstand." 

Repetera verserna 20, 23-28. 



11. And now whereas my father 
did lade you with a heavy yoke, 
I will add to your yoke: my father 
chastised you with whips, but I 
will chastise you with scorpions. 



11. Sa veten nu, att om min fa- 
der har belastat eder med ett 
tungt ok, sa skall jag gbra edert 
ok annu tyngre; har min fader 
tuktat eder med ris, sa skall jag 
tukta eder med skorpiongissel." 



282 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



12. So Jeroboam and all the 
people came to Rehoboam the 
third day, as the king bade, say- 
ing, Come to me again the third 
day. 

13. And the king answered the 
people roughly, and forsook the 
counsel of the old men which they 
had given him, 

14. And spake to them after the 
counsel of the young men, saying, 
My father made your yoke heavy, 
but I will add to your yoke: my 
father chastised you with whips, 
but I will chastise you with scor- 
pions. 

15. So the king hearkened not 
unto the people; for it was a thing 
brought about of Jehovah, that he 
might establish his word, which 
Jehovah spake by Ahijah the Shi- 
lonite to Jeroboam the son of Ne- 
bat. 

16. And when all Israel saw 
that the king hearkened not unto 
them, * the people answered the 
king, saying, What portion have 



we in David? neither have we in- 
heritance in the son of Jesse: to 
your tents, O Israel: now see to 
thine own house, David. So Is- 
rael departed unto their tents. 

17. But as for the children of 
Israel that dwelt in the cities of 
Judah, Rehoboam reigned over 
them. 

18. Then king Rehoboam sent 
Adoram, who was over the men 
subject to taskwork; and all Is- 
rael stoned him to death with 
stones. And . king Rehoboam 
made speed to get him up to his 
chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 

19. So Israel rebelled against 
the house of David unto this day. 

20. And it came to pass, when 
all Israel heard that Jeroboam 
was returned, that they sent and 
called him unto the congregation, 
and made him king over all Is- 
rael: there was none that fol- 
lowed the house of David, but the 
tribe of Judah only. 



The Proud Rehoboam 



Rehoboam Becomes King. In his old age Solomon became 
unwise and sinned against God. He built altars for his 
wives that they might worship pagan gods, for most of his 
wives were heathen women. The Lord was grieved because 
Solomon failed to keep his commandments. He told Solo- 
mon that he would rend his kingdom, though not in his day, 
because of his promise to David. 

Solomon died after a reign of forty years and his son 
Rehoboam became king in his place. 

Rehoboam' s Unwise Choice. Rehoboam was not a wise king. 
When the children of Israel came together in Shechem to 
make him their king, one of their mighty men of valor, 
named Jeroboam, came forth before Rehoboam and spoke 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



283 



12. Sa. kom nu Jerobeam med 
allt folket till Rehabeam pa. tred- 
je dagen, sasom konungen hade 
befallt, i det han sade: "Kom- 
men tillbaka till mig pa tredje 
dagen." 

13. Da gav konungen folket ett 
hart svar; ty han aktade icke pa 
det rid, som de gamle hade givit 
honom. 

14. Han talade till dem efter 
de unga mannens r&d och sade: 
"Har min fader gjort edert ok 
tungt, s§, skall jag gora edert ok 
annu tyngre; har min fader tuk- 
tat eder med ris, s& skall jag 
tukta eder med skorpiongissel." 

15. Alltsa horde konungen icke 
pa folket; ty det var sa skickat 
av Herren, for att hans ord skul- 
le uppfyllas, det som Herren hade 
talat till Jerobeam, Nebats son, 
genom Ahia fran Silo. 

16. Dk nu hela Israel fornam, 
att konungen icke ville hora p§. 
dem, gav folket konungen detta 

svar. 



"Vad del hava vi i David? 
Ingen arvslott hava vi i Isais son. 
Drag hem till dina hyddor, Israel. 
Se nu sjalv om ditt hus, du Da- 
vid." 

Darefter drog Israel hem till si- 
na hyddor. 

17. Allenast over de israeliter, 
som bodde i Juda stader, fbrblev 
Rehabeam konung. 

18. Och nar konung Rehabeam 
sande §,stad Adoram, som hade 
uppsikten over de allmanna arbe- 
tena, stenade hela Israel denne 
till dods; och konung Rehabeam 
sjalv m&ste med hast stiga upp i 
sin vagn och fly till Jerusalem. 

19. Sa avfoll Israel fran Davids 
hus och har varit skilt darifran 
anda till denna dag. 

20. Men nar Israel horde, att 
Jerobeam hade kommit tillbaka, 
sande de och lato kalla honom till 
konung over hela Israel; ingen 
holl sig till Davids hus, utom Ju- 
da stam allena. 



Den stolte Rehabeam 

Rehabeam blir konung. Pa sin alderdom handlade Salomo 
daraktigt och syndade mot Gud. Han byggde altare at sina 
hustrur, varmed de kunde tillbedja sina hedniska gudar, ty 
de fiesta av Salomos hustrur voro hedniska kvinnor. Detta 
misshagade Herren, ty Salomo hade darmed brutit mot Her- 
rens stadgar och bud. Han talade om for Salomo, att hans 
rike skulle darfor sondras, dock icke under Salomos livstid, 
emedan Herren ville halla det lofte han givit David. 

Salomo dog efter en regeringstid av fyrtio ar, och Re- 
habeam, hans son, blev konung i hans stalle. 

Rehabeams ovisliga val, Rehabeam var en mycket ovis ko- 
nung. Nar Israels barn kommo tillsammans i Sikem for att 
dar gora honom till konung, tradde Jerobeam, en av Israels 
tappre man, infor honom och fbrde folket* talan. Jerobe- 



284 BIBLE BIOQRAPHIE 8 

for the people. Jeroboam said : "Thy father made our yoke 
grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of 
thy father and his heavy yoke, which he put upon us, lighter 
and we will serve thee." For in Solomon's later years, the 
taxes had been very heavy in Israel, and the people felt the 
yoke of service under the king very grievous. 

Rehoboam asked for three days' time to think it over. 
During that time he took counsel with the old men of Israel 
And they said unto him : "If thou would be a servant unto 
this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, 
and speak good words to them, then they will be thy serv- 
ants forever." 

But Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men and 
took counsel with the young men that were grown up with 
him. And they said : "Thus shalt thou say unto this people : 
.... My little finger is thicker than my father's loins. • And 
now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I 
will add to your yoke : my father chastised you with whips 
but I will chastise you with scorpions." 

And Rehoboam did as the young men counselled him to 
do. 

The Rebellion. And when all Israel saw that the king had 
not listened to their plea, ten of the tribes rebelled against 
the house of David. And they sent for Jeroboam and made 
him king over them, and they forsook Jerusalem and de- 
parted to their tents. 

The Kingdom of Judah. Rehoboam fled back to Jerusalem 
and rallied the two remaining tribes to rule over them. He 
assembled eighty thousand men to war against the ten tribes 
but God warned him through the words of the prophet 
Shemaiah not to fight against their brethren. And so the 
tribes of Judah and Benjamin that stood by Rehoboam be- 
came the kingdom of Judah, and they dwelt in the south of 
Canaan, round about Jerusalem. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE S 285 

am sade till Rehabeam : "Din fader gjorde vart ok for svart, 
men latta nu du det svara arbete och det tunga ok, som din 
fader lade pa oss, sa vilja vi tjana dig." Ty under Salomos 
senare regeringsar hade stora skatter och svart arbete va- 
rit folkets lott. 

Nu bad Rehabeam om tre dagars betanketid. Under den 
tiden radforde han sig med de gamle mannen i Israel. De 
sade till honom: "Om du i dag underkastar dig detta folk 
och bliver dem till tjanst, om du lyssnar till deras bon och 
talar goda ord till dem, sa skola de for alltid bliva dina tja- 
nare." 

Men- Rehabeam aktade icke pa det rad, som de gamle gi- 
vit honom. Han radforde sig med de unge man, som hade 
vuxit upp med honom. Och de sade: "Sa bor du saga till 
detta folk . . . 'Mitt minsta finger ar tjockare an min fa- 
ders land. Sa veten nu, att om min fader har belastat eder 
med ett tungt ok, sa skall jag gora edert ok annu tyngre; 
har min fader tuktat eder med ris, sa skall jag tukta eder 
med skorpiongissel. , " 

Och Rehabeam gjorde sasom de unga mannen hade ratt 
honom till. 

Upproret. Da nu hela Israel fornam, att konungen icke vil- 
le hora pa dem, gjorde tio av stammarna uppror mot Davids 
hus. De sande efter Jerobeam och gjorde honom till ko- 
nung over sig och overgavo sa Jerusalem och drogo till sina 
hyddor. 

Juda rike. Rehabeam, da han sag detta, flydde tillbaka till 
Jerusalem och samlade omkring sig folket fran de ovriga 
tva stammarna for att regera over dem. Han samlade en 
har pa attio tusen man, med vilken han ville draga ut mot 
de tio stammarna. Men Herren varnade honom genom pro- 
feten Semajas ord att icke fora krig mot sina broder. Sa 
blevo Juda och Benjamins stammar, vilka hollo sig till Reha- 
beam, Juda rike, och innehade sodra delen av Kanaans land, 
infill Jerusalem. 



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The Kingdom of Israel. The other ten tribes under Jeroboam 
lived in the north of Canaan, and worshipped in Bethel and 
Dan. For the king said : "It is too much for you to go up 
to Jerusalem." And Jeroboam made two calves of gold and 
said, "Behold your gods." And soon the Kingdom of Israel, 
for so the ten tribes of the north were called, fell into the 
sin of idol worship. 

Thus the proud Rehoboam's unwise choice caused a di- 
vision of the Kingdom of Israel. 



LESSON 50 

GOLDEN TEXT 

Ps. 89: 15 

Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they 
walk, O Jehovah, in the light of thy countenance. 



TEXT: PS. 89: 3-16 



3. I have made a covenant with 

my chosen, 
I have sworn unto David my 
servant : 

4. Thy seed will I establish for 

ever, 
And build up thy throne to all 
generations. 

5. And the heavens shall praise 

thy wonders, O Jehovah; 

Thy faithfulness also in the 

assembly of the holy ones. 

6. For who in the skies can be 

compared unto Jehovah? 
Who among the sons of the 
mighty is like unto Jehovah, 

7. A God very terrible in the 

council of the holy ones, 
And to be feared above all 
them that are round about 
him? 



8. O Jehovah God of hosts, 
Who is a mighty one, IfKe un- 
to thee, O Jehovah? 

And thy faithfulness is round 
about thee. 

9. Thou rulest the pride of the 

sea: 
When the waves thereof arise, 
thou stillest them. 

10. Thou hast broken Rahab in 

pieces, as one that is slain; 
Thou hast scattered thine ene 
mies with the arm of thy 
strength. 

11. The heavens are thine, the 

earth also is thine: 
The world and the fulness 
thereof, thou hast founded 
them. 

12. The north and the south, thou 

hast created them: 
Tabor and Hermon rejoice in 
thy name, 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



287 



Israels rike. De tio stammarna, under Jerobeam, drogo 
norrut och bosatte sig i landets norra del. De tillbado sedan 
i Betel och i Dan, ty, sade Jerobeam : "Nu ma det vara nog 
med edra farder upp till Jerusalem." Och han gjorde sa 
tva guldkalvar och sade till folket: "Se, har ar din Gud." 
Det drojde icke lange forran Israels rike, ty sa kallades de 
tio stammarna i norr, foil i avgudadyrkan. 

Saledes verkade den stolte Rehabeams ovisliga val en 
delning av Israels rike. 



LAXAN 50 

TaNKESPRaK 

Ps. 89:16 

Saligt ar det folk, som vet, vad jubel ar, de som vandra, O 
Herre, i ditt ansiktes ljus. 

TEXT: PS. 89: 4—17 



4. "Jag liar slutit ett forbund 

med min utvalde, 
med ed har jag lovat min tjanare 
David : 

5. 'Jag skall befasta din sad for 

evig tid 
och bygga din tron fran slakte 
till slakte'." Sela. 

6. Av himlarna prisas 
dina under, o Herre, 

och i de heligas iorsamling 
din trofasthet. 

7. Ty vilken i skyn 

kan liknas vid Herren, 
vilken bland Guds seiner 
kan aktas lik Herren? 

8. Ja, Gud ar mycket forskrack- 

lig 
i de heligas r&d 
och fruktansvard utover alia, 
som aro omkring honom. 



9. Herre, harskarornas Gud, 
vem ar dig lik? 

Stark ar Herren; 

och din trofasthet ar runt om- 
kring dig. 

10. Du ar den, som rader 
over havets uppror; 

nar dess boljor resa sig, 
stillar du dem. 

11. Du krossade Rahab, 

sa att han lag lik en slagen; 
med din maktiga arm 

fbrstrodde du dina fiender. 

12. Din ar himmelen, 
din ar ock jorden; 

du har grundat jordens krets 
med allt vad darpa. ar. 

13. Norr och sbder, 
dem har du skapat; 

Tabor och Hermon 
jubla i ditt namn. 



288 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

13. Thou hast a mighty arm; 15. Blessed is the people that 
Strong is thy hand, and high know the joyful sound: 

is thy right hand. They walk, O Jehovah, in the 

light of thy countenance. 

14. Righteousness and justice are 

the foundation of thy 16. In thy name do they rejoice 

throne: all the day; 

Lovingkindness and truth go And in thy righteousness are 

before thy face. they exalted. 



Review Questions 

1. Repeat Ps. 103: 1-13. 

2. Repeat Deut. 6 :4-15. 

3. Repeat the Forty-sixth Psalm. 

4. How does Job define wisdom? Repeat Job 28: 20; 
23-28. 

5. Be prepared to repeat any of the following Golden 

Texts : 

Ps. 89:15 John 3:14, 15 

Prov. 14:34 1 John 1:9 

Luke 10:27 1 Kings 8:52 

IPet. 1:15 Ps. 111:10 

Heb. 11:24, 25 Is. 43:2 

Heb. 11:27 1 John 1:7 

1 Cor. 5:7 Heb. 11:30 

Heb. 11:29 Luke 1:32 

1 Pet. 2:9 1 Sam. 14:6 

John 6:49, 51 Ps. 84:1, 2. 

Is. 1:16 Eccl. 12:1 

Rev. 21:3 Prov. 4:18 

Prov. 15:1 John 15:13 

1 Sam. 16:7 Luke 1:52 

Rom. 8:31 1 Cor. 15:20 

Ps. 118:24 Is. 9:6 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



289 



14. Du har en arm 
med hjaltekraft, 

maktig ar din hand, 

hog ar din hogra hand. 

15. Rattfardighet och ratt 
aro din trons faste, 

nad och sanning 

sta infor ditt ansikte. 



16. Saligt ar det folk, 
som vet, vad jubel ar, 

de som vandra, o Herre, 
i ditt ansiktes ljus. 

17. I ditt namn frojda de sig 

alltid, 
och genom din rattfardighet upp- 
hbjas de. • 



Aterblick 



1. Upprepa Ps. 103 : 1-13. 

2. Upprepa 5 Mos. 6: 4--15. 

3. Upprepa den fyrtiosjatte psalmen. 

4. Vad ar Jobs tanke om visdom ? Upprepa Job 28 : 20, 

23-28. 

5. Var beredd pa att atergiva foljande tankesprak: 



Ps. 89:16 
Ords. 14:34 
Luk. 10 :27 
IPetr. 1:15 
Hebr. 11 :24, 25 
Hebr. 11:27 
1 Kor. 5 :7 
Hebr. 11:29 
IPetr. 2:9 
Joh. 6:49, 51 
Jes. 1:16 
Upp. 21 :3 
Ords. 15:1 
1 Sam. 16:7 
Rom. 8:31 
Ps. 118:24 



Joh. 3:14, 15 
1 Joh. 1 :9 
IKon. 8:52 
Ps. 111:10 
Jes. 43:2 
1 Joh. 1 :7 
Hebr. 11 :30 
Luk. 1:32 
1 Sam. 14:6 
Ps. 84:2,3 
Pred. 12:1 
Ords. 4:18 
Joh. 15:13 
Luk. 1:52 
1 Kor. 15:20 
Jes. 9:6 



290 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

6. How did the Great Leader receive his call? 

7. Tell a story that shows his great courage. Tell an- 

other story that shows his great faith. Tell one that 
shows how deeply he loved his people. 

8. When did God save the Great Leader from the wrath 

of his own people ? 

9. What great general had more need of faith than skill, 

and how did he meet the test and win a battle? 

10. Tell the story of the little boy who served God in the 

Tabernacle. 

11. Who frightened a mighty army with lights and nois- 

es? Tell about it. 

12. Who were the three great kings of Israel? 

13. When was one of God's prophets told not to look upon 

outward appearance ? 

14. Who built the Temple? 

15. Describe the appearance of the first king of Israel. 

16. To what did king Rehoboam's pride lead? 



B I B LE B I GRAPH I E S 291 

6. Pa vad satt fick den store ledaren sin kallelse? 

7. Beratta en berattelse, som visar hans hjaltemod. Be- 

ratta en berattelse, som visar hans stora tro. Be- 
ratta en berattelse, som visar hum djupt han als- 
kade sitt folk. 

8. Vid vilket tillfalle raddade Gud den store ledaren un- 

dan sitt folks vrede? 

9. Vilken maktig harforare behovde mera tro an skick- 

lighet, och hum stod han provet och vann seger? 

10. Beratta om den lille gossen, som tjanade Gud i ta- 

bernaklet. 

11. Vem skramde en hel har pa flykten med ljus och har- 

skri? Beratta darom. 

12. Vilka voro Israels tre stora konungar? 

13. Vid vilket tillfalle befallde Herren en av sina profeter 

att ej se till det yttre utseendet? 

14. Vem byggde templet? 

15. Beskriv Israels forste konungs utseende. 

16. Varthan ledde konung Rehabeams stolthet? 



292 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 51 



TEXT: MATT. 28: 1—10 



1. Now late on the sabbath day, 
as it began to dawn toward the 
first day of the week, came Mary 
Magdalene and the other Mary to 
see the sepulchre. 

2. And behold, there was a 
great earthquake; for an angel of 
the Lord descended from heaven, 
and came and rolled away the 
stone, and sat upon it. 

3. His appearance was as light- 
ning, and his raiment white as 
snow: 

4. and for fear of him the 
watchers did quake, and became 
as dead men. 

5. And the angel answered and 
said unto the women, Fear not ye, 
for I know that ye seek Jesus, 
who hath been crucified. 

6. He is not here; for he is 
risen, even as he said. Come, see 
the place where the Lord lay. 

7. And go quickly, and tell his 
disciples, He is risen from tne 
dead; and lo, he goeth before you 
into Galilee; there shall ye see 
him: lo, I have told you. 

8. And they departed quickly 
from the tomb with fear and great 
joy, and ran to bring his disciples 
word. 



1. Nar sabbaten hade gatt till 
anda, i gryningen till forsta vec- 
kodagen, kommo Maria fran Mag- 
dala och den andra Maria for att 
se graven. 

2. Da blev det en stor jordbav- 
ning, ty en Herrens angel steg 
ned fran himmelen och gick fram 
och valtrade bort stenen och sat- 
te sig pa den. 

3. Och han var att sk&da s§,- 
som en ljungeld, och hans klader 
voro vita s&soni sno. 

4. Och vaktarna skalvde av for- 
skrackelse for honom och blevo 
sasom doda. 

5. Men angeln talade och sade 
till kvinnorna: "Varen I icke for- 
skrackta; jag vet, att I soken Je- 
sus, den korsfaste. 

6. Han ar icke har, ty han ar 
uppstanden, sasom han hade for- 
utsagt. Kommen hit, och sen 
platsen, dar han har legat. 

7. Och gan s§, &stad med hast, 
och sagen till hans larjungar, att 
han ar uppstanden fran de doda. 
Och han skall fore eder g& till 
Galileen; dar skolen I fk se ho- 
nom. Jag har nu sagt eder det." 

8. Och de gingo med hast bort 
ifran graven, under fruktan och 
med stor gladje, och skyndade 
astad for att omtala det for hans 
larjungar. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 





The Angel Proclaims a Risen Christ 

(Angeln forkunnar Kristi uppstandelse) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

1 Cor. 15:20 

But now hath Christ been raised 
from the dead, the firstfruits of 
them that are asleep. 



TaNKESPRaK 
1 Kor. 15:20 

Men nu har Knistus uppstatt 
fran de doda, sasom forstlingen 
av de avsomnade. 



9. And behold, Jesus met them, 
saying, All hail. And they came 
and took hold of his feet, and 
worshipped him. 

10. Then saith Jesus unto them, 
Fear not: go tell my brethren 
that they depart into Galilee, and 
there shall they see me. 



9. Men se, da. kom Jesus emot 
dem och sade: "Hell eder!" Och 
de gingo fram och fattade om 
hans fotter och tillb&do honom. 

10. Da sade Jesus till dem: 
"Frukten icke; gin astad och 
omtalen detta for mina broder, 
pa det att de ma ga till Galileen; 
dar skola de fa se mig." 



294 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 

The Resurrection 

The Tomb of Jesus Sealed. Jesus was dead and buried. Pilate, 
the governor, had placed a guard around the grave in the 
rock. The big stone that had been rolled before the entrance 
to the tomb was sealed with his seal. The sabbath day had 
come, and everything was quiet during the day of rest. 

The Early Morning Visit to the Tomb. But as it began to 
dawn the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene, and the 
other Mary came to see the grave. 

While the women were on their way to the grave a great 
earthquake took place. An angel of the Lord descended from 
heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon 
it. His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white 
as snow: and for fear of him the watchers did quake and 
became as dead men. 

The Angel's Message to the Women. The women reached 
the grave, fearing and trembling. But the angel spoke kind- 
ly to them and said : "Fear ye not, for I know that ye seek 
Jesus, who hath been crucified. He i3 not here; for he is 
risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord 
lay. And go quickly and tell his disciples, He is risen from 
the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee, there 
shall ye see him : lo, I have told you." 

The Women Hasten with the Message. And they departed 
quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to 
bring his disciples word. 

Jesus Meets Them on the Way. And behold Jesus met them 
and greeted them. And they came and took hold of his feet 
and worshipped him. Then saith Jesus unto them : "Fear 
not : go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and 
there shall they see me." 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 295 

Uppstandelsen 

Jesu grav forseglad. Jesus var dod och begraven. Lands- 
hovdingen Pilatus hade satt vakt omkring den i klippan ut- 
huggna graven. Den stora stenen, som blivit valtrad fram- 
for graven s ingang, var forseglad med hans sigill. Sabbats- 
dagen hade intratt och allt var stilla under vilodagen. 

Ett besbk vid graven tidigt pa tnorgonen. Men i grynin- 
gen till forsta dagen i veckan kommo Maria fran Magdala 
och en annan med namnet Maria for att se graven. 

Da de voro pa vagen dit, intraffade en stor jordbavning. 
En Herrens angel steg ned fran himmelen och gick fram 
och valtrade bort stenen och satte sig pa den. Och han var 
till sitt utseende sasom en ljungeld, och hans klader voro 
vita sasom sno. 

Angelns budskap till kvinnorna. Och kvinnorna kommo 
fram till graven, forskrackta och bavande. Men angeln ta- 
lade vanligt till dem och sade: ^Varen icke forskrackta; 
jag vet, att I soken Jesus, den korsfaste. Han ar icke har, 
ty han ar uppstanden, sasom han hade forutsagt. Kommen 
hit, och sen platsen, dar han har legat. Och gan astad med 
hast, och sagen till hans larjungar, att han ar uppstanden 
fran de doda. Och han skall ga fore eder till Galileen ; dar 
skolen I fa se honom. Jag har nu sagt eder det." 

Kvinnorna hasta med budskapet. Och de gingo med hast 
bort if ran graven, under fruktan och med stor gladje, och 
skyndade astad for att omtala det for hans larjungar. 

Jesus moter dem pa vagen. Men se, da kom Jesus emot 
dem och halsade dem. Och de gingo fram och fattade om 
hans f otter och tillbado honom. Da sade Jesus : "Frukten 
icke; gan astad och omtalen detta for mina broder, pa det 
att de ma ga till Galileen ; dar skola de fa se mig." 



296 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 




LESSON 52 



TEXT: IS. 9: 1—7 



1. But there shall be no gloom 
to her that was in anguish. In the 
former time he brought into con- 
tempt the land of Zebulun and the 
land of Naphtali; but in the latter 
time hath he made it glorious, by 
the way of the sea, beyond the 
Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 

2. The people that walked in 
darkness have seen a great light: 
they that dwelt in the land of the 
shadow of death, upon them hath 
the light shined. 

3. Thou hast multiplied the na- 
tion, thou hast increased their 
joy: they joy before thee accord- 
ing to the joy in harvest, as men 
rejoice when they divide the spoil. 

4. For the yoke of his burden, 
and the staff of his shoulder, the 
rod of his oppressor, thou hast 
broken as in the day of Midian. 

5. For all the armor of the 
armed man in the tumult, and the 
garments rolled in blood, shall be 
for burning, for fuel of fire. 

6. For unto us a child is born, 
unto us a son is given; and the 
government shall be upon his 
shoulder: and his name shall be 
called Wonderful, Counsellor, 



1. Dock, natt skall icke forbli- 
va dar nu ingest rider. I den for- 
gangna tiden har han latit Sebu- 
lons och Naftalis land vara ringa 
aktat, men i framtiden skall han 
lata det komma till ara, trakten 
utmed Havsvagen, landet p& an- 
dra sidan Jordan, hedningarnas 
omrllde. 

2. Det folk, som vandrar i mark- 

ret, 
skall se ett stort ljus; 
ja, over, dem som bo i dodsskug- 

gans land 
skall ett ljus skina klart. 

3. Du skall gora folket talrikt, 
du skall gora dess gladje stor; 

infor dig skola de gladja sig, 
sasom man glades under skor- 
detiden, 

s&som man frojdar sig, 
nar man utskiftar byte. 

4. Ty du skall bryta sonder de- 

ras bordors ok 
och deras skuldrors gissel 
och deras plagares stav, 
likasom i Midjans tid. 

5. Och skon, som krigaren bar 

i stridslarmet, 
och manteln, som solades i blod, 
allt s&dant skall brannas upp 
och fortaras av eld. 

6. Ty ett barn varder oss fott, 
en son bliver oss given, 

och pa hans skuldror 

skall herradomet vila; 
och hans namn skall vara: 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 



297 





The Prophet Isaiah Has a Vision of the 
Prince of Peace 

(Profeten Jesaja skadar Fridsfursten i en syn) 



GOLDEN TEXT 

Is. 9:6 

For unto us a child is born, unto 
us a son is given; and the govern- 
ment shall be upon his shoulder: 
and his name shall be called Won- 
derful, Counsellor, Mighty God, 
Everlasting Father, Prince of 
Peace. 



TaNKESPRaK 

Jes. 9:6 

Ty ett barn varder oss fbtt, en 
son bliver oss given, och pa hans 
skuldror skall herradbmet vila; 
och hans namn skall vara: Under- 
bar i rad, Valdig Gud, Evig Fader, 
Fridsfurste. 



Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 
Prince of Peace. 

7. Of the increase of his govern- 
ment and of peace there shall be 
no end, upon the throne of David, 
and upon his kingdom, to estab- 
lish it and to uphold it with 
justice and with righteousness 
from henceforth even for ever. 
The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will 
perform this. 



Underbar i rad, 

Valdig Gud, 
Evig Fader, 

Fridsfurste. 

7. Sa. skall herradomet varda 
stort 

och friden man ande 
over Davids tron 

och over hans rike; 
sa. skall det befastas och stodjas 

med ratt och rattfardighet, 

fran nu och till evig tid. 
Herren Sebaots nitalskan 

skall gora detta. 



298 BIB LE BI0GRAPH1E S 

The Prince of Peace 

Isaiah, the Prophet, Foretells the Coming of the Prince of 
Peace. The prophet Isaiah lived over seven hundred years 
before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem of Judea. It was 
a time of trouble and strife for the kingdom of Judah, to 
which God had sent him with messages about God's will and 
plan for his people. 

And Isaiah told the people of Judah many wonderful 
things that would happen in the future. Some of the mes- 
sages he brought them were of punishment, but many of 
them were of joy and gladness. 

One of the happiest messages he brought from God was 
the promise of the Prince of Peace. Isaiah saw in God's 
promise a beautiful vision of what the Prince of Peace 
would do for his people and their troubled land. 

Isaiah said: "Gloom and anguish will pass away. In 
former times God brought into contempt the land of Zebul- 
un and the land of Naphtali; but in the later time (which 
God has given me a vision of) he made glorious, by the way 
of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The 
people that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they 
that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them 
hath the light shined." 

And Isaiah's vision of the future broadened and he saw 
what the coming of the Prince of Peace would mean to all 
mankind. He said : "Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou 
hast increased their joy: they joy before thee as they would 
over the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 
For the yoke of man's burden, and the staff of his shoulder, 
the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of 
Midian. For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, 
and the bloody garments of the soldier, shall be for burning, 
for fuel of fire. 



BIBLE BIOGRAPHIES 299 



Fridsfursten 

Profeten Jesaja fortdljer Fridsfurstens kommande. Pro- 
feten Jesaja levde over sju hundra ar fore Jesu fodelse i 
Betlehem i Judeen. Han levde i en tid, da oro och strid rad- 
de i Juda rike, till vilket Gud sant honom med budskap om 
Guds vilja och plan for sitt folk. 

Och Jesaja kungjorde for folket manga underbara ting, 
som skulle ske i framtiden. Han forkunnade ett budskap, 
dels om straff domar och dels om tider av frojd och gladje. 

Ett av de mest frojdefulla budskap, som Jesaja bringa- 
de sitt folk fran Gud, var loftet om Fridsfursten. Jesaja 
sag i framtidsbilden av Fridsfursten. vad Gud skulle utrat- 
ta for sitt folk och astadkomma i dess stridsbrutna land. 

Jesaja sade : "Natt skall icke forbliva dar nu angest ra- 
der. I den forgangna tiden har Gud latit Sebulons och Naf- 
talis land vara ringa aktat, men i framtiden (vilken Herren 
har visat mig) skall nan lata det komma till ara, trakten ut- 
med Hafsvagen, landet pa andra sidan Jordan, hedningar- 
nas omrade. Det folk, som vandrar i morkret, skall se ett 
stort ljus; ja, over dem, som bo i dodsskuggans land, skall 
ett ljus skina klart." 

Och Jesaja sag vidare, vad Fridsfurstens kommande 
skulle betyda for hela manskligheten. Han sade : "Du skall 
gora folket talrikt, du skall gora dess gladje stor; infor dig 
skola de gladja sig, sasom man gladjes under skordetiden, 
sasom man frojdar sig, nar man utskiftar byte. Ty du skall 
bryta sonder deras bordors ok och deras skuldrors gissel och 
deras plagors stav, likasom i Midjans tid. Och skon, som 
krigaren bar i stridslarmet, och manteln, som han solade i 
blod, allt sadant skall brannas upp och fortaras av eld. 



300 BIBLE BIOGRAPHIE 8 

The Prince of Peace Comes as a Little Child. "For unto us 
a child is born, unto us a son is given ; and the government 
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called 
Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 
Prince of Peace. 

The Kingdom of the Prince of Peace. "Of the increase of his 
government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the 
throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and 
to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from hence- 
forth even for ever." 

God Fulfills His Promise. And in Bethlehem of Judea, about 
seven hundred years later, JESUS, the Prince of Peace, was 
born, while angels sang: 

"Glory to God in the highest, 
And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased." 



BIBLE B IOGRAPHI E S 301 

Fridsfursten kommer sdsom ett litet barn. Ty ett barn var- 
der oss fott, en son bliver oss given, och pa hans skuldror 
skall herradomet vila; och hans namn skall vara: Under- 
bar i rad, Valdig Gud, Evig Fader, Fridsfurste. 

Fridfurstens rike. Sa skall herradomet vara stort och fri- 
den utan ande over Davids iron och over hans rike ; sa skall 
det befastas och stodjas med ratt och rattfardighet fran nu 
och till evig tid." 

Gud uppfyller sitt lofte. Och i Betlehem i Judeen, sju hun- 
dra ar senare, foddes JESUS, Fridsfursten, under det att 
anglar sjongo : 

"Ara vare Gud i hojden, och frid pa jorden, bland man- 
niskor, till vilka han har behag!" 



